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Peacekeeper: the road to Sarajevo
By Lewis MacKenzie. 1993
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Canadian fictionBiography, War and military biography, Canadian biography, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Major-General Lewis MacKenzie is the best-known Canadian soldier since the Second World War. In this memoir, he relates how he…
created Sector Sarajevo, and with a 30-nation UN force set out to liberate the airport to receive desperately needed food and medical supplies. MacKenzie became an international celebrity as he used the media -- "the only weapon I had" -- to maximum advantage. He also recounts the highlights of eight previous peacekeeping tours in the Middle East, Cyprus, and Vietnam. 1993.Child soldier: when boys and girls are used in war (CitizenKid)
By Jessica Dee Humphreys, Michel Chikwanine. 2015
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Canadian fictionAward winning non-fiction, Biography, War and military biography, Canadian biography, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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It's 1993, and the Democratic Republic of Congo is going through major political changes. Five-year-old Michel is playing with friends…
one day when, without warning, a group of rebel soldiers pulls up to the school grounds. Forced onto trucks, the frightened boys are taken to a camp in the hills. There they are thrust into a terrifying and violent world. Grades 5-8. Winner of the 2017 Red Maple Non-Fiction Award. 2015.
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Canadian fictionCanadian authors (Non-fiction), Law and crime, True crime
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In 1869, in the woods just outside of Saint John, a group of berry pickers discovered several badly decomposed bodies.…
The authorities suspected foul play, but the identities of the victims were as mysterious as that of the perpetrator. From the coroner's inquest an unlikely suspect emerged to stand trial for murder: John Munroe, a renowned architect, well-heeled family man, and pillar of the community. Munroe's lawyer's strategy was as simple as it was revolutionary: Munroe's wealth, education, and exemplary character made him incapable of murder. The press and Saint John's elite vocally supported Munroe, sparking a debate about character and murder that continues to this day. In re-examining a precedent-setting historical crime with fresh eyes, Komar addresses questions that are still relevant more than a century later: is everyone capable of murder, and should character be treated as evidence in homicide trials? 2016.