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The ghosts of Medak Pocket: the story of Canada's secret war
By Carol Off. 2004
In 1993, Canadian peacekeepers in Croatia were plunged into the most significant fighting Canada had seen since the Korean War.…
In September 1993, in a tiny corner of Croatia known as Medak Pocket, a unit of Canadian peacekeepers planted themselves between besieged Serbs and the advancing Croat army, driving them from the area under United Nations protection. The soldiers should have returned home as heroes, but instead, they arrived under a cloud of suspicion and silence. Descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2004.The fourth power: a grand strategy for the United States in the 21st Century
By Gary Hart. 2004
Hart, a former senator and presidential candidate, fears that containment of communism has been supplanted by a blatant strategy of…
empire as the basis of American foreign policy. He rejects what he regards as the unilateral efforts by the current administration to promote geopolitical interests. As an alternative, Hart proposes a foreign policy designed to advance the "fourth power" - that is, the power of core American values, including representative government and individual liberty. 2004.The bias of communication
By Harold A Innis. 1991
A collection of essays by historian Harold Innis on the role of media in the creation of history. Discusses the…
concepts of medium, bias, monopoly of knowledge, empire, and the oral tradition. This edition includes a new introduction to Innis' career, the development of his ideas, and an assessment of his influence on the study of communications theory and Canadian history. 1991, c1951.Sisters in the wilderness: the lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
By Charlotte Gray. 1999
Sisters Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill came to Canada with their husbands in the early 1800s. Both women recorded…
their experiences as pioneers in the new country in books that would later be held up as early examples of Canadian literature. Here, Gray sheds light on what their lives were like in relation to each other, in relation to their families, and in relation to the harsh environment that surrounded them every day. 1999.Hertig asserts that both the American and Canadian governments are intentionally misleading their citizens about the Pentagon's unprecedented plans to…
weaponize space, about the new Russian and Chinese nuclear missile build-ups, and about the destruction of important, long-standing arms control agreements. Other topics covered are why the so-called U.S. missile "defence" system is really about establishing a U.S. first-strike-from-space capability, why both Paul Martin and Stephen Harper want to join in George W. Bush's program, and how all these factors may be leading to a rapidly increasing danger of a nuclear apocalypse. 2004.River song: sailing the history of the St. Lawrence
By Phil Jenkins. 2001
The author sails a tall ship from one end of the St. Lawrence River to the other, walks its banks,…
and dives its depths to trace the flow of Canada's early history from the perspective of its greatest river. Along the way, he recounts how individuals have made their acquaintance with the river, from the King of Siam, to the Molson family magnates. He also provides tales of war, trade, hope, abuse, disappearance and triumph. 2001.Prisoners of the North
By Pierre Berton. 2004
The five 'prisoners' of the Arctic were Joe Boyle, a wealthy gold prospector; Vihjalmur Stefansson, who claimed to discover a…
tribe of blond Eskimos; Lady Jane Franklin, widow of famed explorer Sir John Franklin; John Hornby, whose obsessive quest for adventure took him to the Arctic's Barren Ground; and poet Robert Service. Their adventures read almost like fiction. All were loners, and obsessed by the North. Some descriptions of violence. 2004Once upon a tomb: stories from Canadian graveyards
By Nancy Millar. 1997
Believing the graveyards tell a great deal about a country, Nancy Millar explores graveyards across Canada. She relates stories about…
pioneers and settlers, missionaries and Native people, and both the famous and ordinary Canadians who created our country. 1997.None is too many: Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933-1948
By Irving Martin Abella, Harold Martin Troper. 1982
In the years 1933 to 1948, when the Jews of Europe were looking for a place of refuge from Nazi…
persecution, Canada shut its door. This book traces the origins and results of Canada's immigration policy towards Jews. 1982.No place for a lady: tales of adventurous women travelers
By Barbara Hodgson. 2002
The adventures of both celebrated and unknown women travelers in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries who suffered from Russian…
bed bugs, unveiled the secrets of Turkish harems, endured Africa's scorching heat, destructive thunderstorms, and plagues of scorpions, or traversed raging Tibetan rivers. 2002.My heart is Africa: a flying adventure
By Scott Griffin. 2006
In 1996, Scott Griffin joined the Flying Doctors Service, which flies doctors to remote areas of Africa - by flying…
to Kenya himself. Griffin's two-year adventure included storms, equipment problems, and fuel shortages while flying to Africa, and upon arrival he circumnavigated the continent, flying over deserts, mountains and jungles both as a medical volunteer and tourist. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2006.Lords of the lake: the naval war on Lake Ontario,1812-1814
By Robert Malcomson. 1998
In the War of 1812, control of Lake Ontario was key, and the battle for it lasted the longest. The…
feats and failures of the opposing commodores, Isaac Chauncey and Sir James Yeo, are described, as are the roles played by key military and political leaders in shaping the course of the war. Features not only sea battles and raids, but shipwrecks, chases, and blockades, as well as the treacheries of egotists and the bravery of heroes. c1998.Lost and found in Acadie
By Clive Doucet. 2004
A complex tapestry, made up of many threads of history, depicting the history of Acadia and its unique culture, and…
the people that belong to it. The pillars of Acadian society are contrasted sharply with those upholding our society today, and the many ways of life that fall into the Acadian experience are described. Covers the initial settling of Acadia, the friendship developed with the Mi'kmaq, the civil war that helped to tear Acadia apart, to the horrors of the deportation, and the subsequent attempts to rebuild and relocate history, family, and truth amidst a shattered people. 2004.Forgotten patriots: Canadian rebels on Australia's convict shores
By Jack Cahill. 1998
A look at what happened to the convicts who were sent to Australia in the aftermath of the rebellions in…
Upper and Lower Canada in the late 1830's. Based in part on journals written by Canadian prisoners in Australia. Some descriptions of violence. 1998.Into the blue: family secrets and the search for a Great Lakes shipwreck
By Andrea Curtis. 2003
Journalist Andrea Curtis remembered her grandmother Eleanor as a sophisticated Montreal matriarch. Then she began researching the 1906 sinking of…
the steamboat J. H. Jones, which had been captained by Eleanor's father. While looking into his role in the tragedy, she discovered Eleanor's hidden past. 2003.For the love of history: celebrating the winners of the Pierre Berton Award
By Pierre Berton. 2005
The National History Society established the Pierre Berton Award for outstanding achievement in popularizing Canadian History. Its winners each provide…
an article which best captures the spirit of the award, including Peter C. Newman's account of the voyageurs, Charlotte Gray's biographical piece on Isabel King, and J. L. Granatstein's selection on the October Crisis. 2005.Fatal passage: the untold story of John Rae, the Arctic adventurer who discovered the fate of Franklin
By Kenneth McGoogan. 2001
In 1854, John Rae, a Scottish immigrant to Canada, led a small expedition across the Boothia Peninsula to map the…
missing link in the Northwest Passage. This accomplishment, along with his other geographical contributions, should have earned him glory. Instead, Rae faded from the record. In this book, the author aims to restore Rae's name to the historical record as one of the heroes of Arctic exploration. 2001.Company of adventurers: The Story Of The Hudson's Bay Company
By Peter C Newman. 1985
As near to heaven by sea: a history of Newfoundland and Labrador
By Kevin Major. 2001
Newfoundland author Major tells the history of his province with tales of lost Beothuk fishers and hunters, Leif Eriksson and…
his Viking colonists, waters teaming with fish, and hardy European settlers who made the Rock their home. Some of the stories verge on the fanciful and fantastic, including those about the earliest purported visitors. Major also captures the rowdy days of the 1700s when schools, doctors, and roads were nonexistent and corrupt, often-drunk British admirals dispensed frontier justice. 2001.A nation forged in fire: Canadians and the Second World War, 1939-1945
By Desmond Morton, J. L Granatstein. 1989
While Canadian soldiers fought and died in World War II, Canada itself was changing. Ottawa was forced to turn to…
the United States for economic and strategic aid; women entered the work force; industry boomed; and old traditions and loyalties were swept away. 1989.