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Follows the Canadian fighting forces during the battles of Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, and the Hundred Days campaign, through…
the eyes of the soldiers who fought and died in the trenches, and based on newly uncovered sources. The Canadian fighting forces never lost a battle during the final 2 years of the war, and although they paid a terrible price, they were indeed, as British Prime Minister David Lloyd George exclaimed, the shock troops of the Empire. Companion to "At the sharp end" (DC32639). Some descriptions of sex and descriptions of violence. 2009.Scribbling the cat: travels with an African soldier
By Alexandra Fuller. 2004
"Scribbling the Cat" chronicles Fuller's journey through Africa's war-torn history with a battle-scarred veteran of the Rhodesian war. What emerges…
is a gripping portrait of men who struggle every day with the sins they cannot forget. 2004.Seven summits
By Dick Bass, Frank Wells, Rick Ridgeway. 1986
Serious: The Autobiography
By James Kaplan, John McEnroe. 2002
This autobiography chronicles the tennis career of John McEnroe. From his first Wimbledon in 1977, when he stunned the tennis…
world by reaching the semi-finals, and shocked it with his on-court behaviour. What followed was a double act of technique and temperament that set the sport alight. The book also covers his life outside tennis from his friendship with Keith Richards and Jack Nicholson, his stormy marriage to Tatum O'Neal, his forays into the worlds of art and rock music, and his arrival as one of the most astute sports commentators around. 2002.Service: a Navy SEAL at war
By Marcus Luttrell, James D Hornfischer. 2012
Following the account of his tour in Afghanistan in “Lone Survivor”, Navy SEAL Luttrell recounts his deployment to Ramadi, Iraq.…
He reflects on the sacrifices servicemen and women make for their family, country, and freedom. Sequel to “Lone Survivor”. c2012.Schooner: Bluenose and Bluenose II (A Seal book)
By Silver Donald Cameron. 1984
Details the history of the schooner Bluenose, the most fabled ship in Canadian history, and its exact replica, Bluenose II,…
which was launched in 1963 and carries on the legend. 1984.Rogue warrior of the SAS: the Blair Mayne legend
By Martin Dillon, Roy Bradford. 2003
Half a century after his death, Lt Col. Robert Blair Mayne is still regarded as one of the greatest soldiers…
in the history of military special operations. He was the most decorated British soldier of the Second World War, receiving four DSOs, the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d'honneur, and he pioneered tactics used today by the SAS and other special operations units worldwide. Drawing on personal letters and family papers, declassified SAS files and records, together with the Official SAS Diary compiled in wartime and eyewitness accounts from many who served with him, the picture emerges of a soldier who, although a flawed hero, was unquestionably one of the most distinctive combatants of the campaigns in the Western Desert and Europe. 2003, c1987.Refuge in the black deck: the story of ordinary seaman Nicola Peffers
By Nicola Peffers. 2017
When Ordinary Seaman Nicola Peffers boarded the HMCS Winnipeg in 2009, she was embarking on her first deployment with the…
Canadian Navy. At twenty-six years old, one of the few women on the boat, and of the top students in her training class, Nicola began her career with a sense of optimism and hope towards seeing the world and serving her country. Rather than finding the teamwork and belonging she had hoped for, Nicola endured constant sexualization by the men she worked with. Along with the rigours of an intense military training process, she also faced sexual harassment and mistreatment from her superiors. Socially isolated, Nicola's only refuge, at times, was hiding in the black deck, a dark and cramped area of the ship that no one visits unless they absolutely have to. 2017. Uniform title: Black deckReturn with honor
By Scott O'Grady, Jeff Coplon. 1995
Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady prepared for his Deny Flight mission over Bosnia as usual on June 2, 1995. But…
several hours later, his plane was hit by an antiaircraft missile, and his day became anything but usual. As O'Grady details his survival during the six days it took for him to be rescued, he also provides background information on his life up to and following that mission. 1995.Récits sportifs: différents visages du dépassement de soi
By Stéphane Garneau. 2016
Stéphane Garneau a hérité de son père, Richard, la fascination pour le dépassement de soi incarné par des sportifs d'exception.…
D'où leur vient ce désir de gravir de hautes montagnes, de traverser la mer en solitaire ou de courir jusqu'à l'épuisement ? À quel moment l'étincelle s'est-elle transformée en véritable passion ? Quel est le secret de leur détermination et le prix de leur acharnement ? Pour répondre à ces questions, Stéphane Garneau s'est entretenu avec douze athlètes et six observateurs (entraîneurs et commentateurs) afin de cerner avec eux ces instants de grâce où l'être humain se transcende et force notre admiration. Ce sont ces fragments de vie qu'il partage avec nous dans ce livre inspiré et inspirant. 2016.Recollections of Rifleman Bowlby: Italy 1944 (Famous Regiments)
By Alex Bowlby. 1989
The battalion in which Bowlby served was renowned throughout the Eighth army, but luck deserted it after the North African…
campaign. Stripped of its hard core of regulars it was sent as heavy infantry to Italy, instead of the specialised role for which it had been trained, and lost its first and second battles. Bowlby describes exactly how men behave when the heat is on, and his account of life in an infantry platoon in Italy 1944. 1989.Quiet heroines: nurses of the Second World War
By Brenda McBryde. 1989
The author, herself a wartime nurse, has produced a full account of nursing during the Second World War. Being 'there'…
when the need arose often meant working under difficult and dangerous conditions. Through the violence and tragedy which stained the war years. The humanity of the doctors and nurses gleams with a reassuring endurance. 1989.Psyching in sport: the psychological preparation for serious competition in sport
By Brent S Rushall. 1979
This manual is one of the first to concentrate on the general psychological principles which apply to all competitive sport…
and lead to competition success. Professor Rushall believes that there is an ideal form of preparation, and sets out to define a procedure which takes into account scientific knowledge recently gained about performance at the highest level of competition. He has personally studied athletes of international standing, and correlates his findings about what affects performance with recent psychological studies of how humans cope with stress such as occurs in competitive sport. 1979.Proud to be a Marine: stories of strength and courage from the few and the proud
By C. Brian Kelly, Ingrid Smyer-Kelly. 2017
A new volume of stories specific to the Marine Corps, dating from the very beginning (American Revolution) to modern day,…
including the 18th and 19th century, the Boxer rebellion, the two world wars, Korea and Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan. 2017.Pour l'amour de Massoud: document
By Sediqa Massoud, Chékéba Hachemi, Marie-Françoise Colombani. 2005
Massoud. Ce nom évoque l'homme qui a résisté dans les montagnes d'Afghanistan contre les Soviétiques, puis contre les talibans. Le…
héros assassiné par les extrémistes de l'Islam, le 9 septembre 2001, deux jours avant les attentats du World Trade Center. Ce témoignage exceptionnel est celui de la femme que Massoud a aimée, épousée dans le plus grand secret, et avec qui il a eu six enfants. Sediqa Massoud nous révèle ici la face cachée d'un grand chef de guerre, visionnaire, épris de liberté, que le monde entier respecte et dont la vie personnelle reste à ce jour un mystère. 2005.Premières lueurs: mon combat contre le trouble de stress post-traumatique
By Roméo Dallaire, Jessica Dee Humphreys, Paul Gagné, Lori Saint-Martin. 2017
Témoin du génocide rwandais de 1994, le lieutenant-général Roméo Dallaire en est resté profondément marqué. Dans cette suite de J'ai…
serré la main du diable, il réfléchit à la fois sur la nature du trouble de stress post-traumatique et sur les effets de cette souffrance à la fois physique et spirituelle. En parallèle, il raconte divers épisodes de sa vie: sa destitution de l'armée pour raisons médicales, son passage au Sénat canadien, les événements douloureux qu'il a vécus pendant la rédaction de son premier livre. Le récit courageux d'un ancien militaire dont les nuits sont envahies par le désespoir, mais qui, aux premières lueurs de l'aube, fait face à la réalité avec un désir sans cesse renouvelé de changer le monde. 2017. Titre uniforme: Waiting for first light.Power ball: anatomy of a modern baseball game
By Rob Neyer. 2018
The former ESPN columnist and analytics pioneer dramatically recreates an action-packed 2017 game between the Oakland A's and eventual World…
Series Champion Houston Astros to reveal the myriad ways in which Major League Baseball has changed over the last few decades. 2018.Moje uspomene
By Živojin Mišić. 2010
Courir au bon rythme: Du Débutant À L'expert: S'entraîner Avec Succès À La Course À Pied
By Jean-Yves Cloutier, Michel Gauthier. 2011
Vous avez envie de retrouver la forme ? Vous avez résolu de faire de la course à pied. Vous êtes…
un coureur occasionnel et vous souhaitez faire votre premier demi-marathon ? Vous êtes un fervent de la course et vous cherchez un programme d’entraînement à votre mesure ? Les auteurs présentent un programme en 10 niveaux adapté aux objectifs et aux besoins de chacun. Plus qu’un simple programme d’entraînement, Courir au bon rythme, c’est aussi une nouvelle façon d’entrevoir la mise en forme et l’entraînement à la course. 2011.Montréal football: un siècle et des poussières
By Daniel Lemay. 2006