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By Robert Jobson, Matt Croucher. 2009
The life of Lance Corporal Matt Croucher, a Royal Marine with 40 Commando, is a life of bullets, blood, and…
loyalty, of lives saved and lives taken. A raw recruit at 19, he was one of the first 200 Allied soldiers to invade Iraq as part of an elite force of British Marines and US Special Forces in 2003. 2009.By Peter J Usher. 2018
Joey Jacobson, a young Jewish man from Westmount on the Island of Montreal, trained as a navigator and bomb-aimer in…
Western Canada. On arriving in England he was assigned to No. 106 Squadron, a British unit tasked with the bombing of Germany. Tells, in his own words, why he enlisted, his understanding of strategy, tactics, and the effectiveness of the air war at its lowest point, how he responded to the inevitable battle stress, and how he became both a hopeful idealist and a seasoned airman. Jacobson's written legacy as a serviceman is impressive in scope and depth and provides a lively and intimate account of a Jewish Canadian's life in the air and on the ground, written in the intensity of the moment, unfiltered by the memoirist's reflection, revision, or hindsight. Accompanying excerpts from his father's diary show the maturation of the relationship between father and son in a dangerous time. 2018.By Bill Zuk, Janusz Zurakowski. 2004
Zurakowski was an aeronautical engineer, World War II combat pilot, squadron leader, and an aerobatic performer. He flew over 60…
types of aircraft throughout his life and is one of the few pilots to have invented an aerobatic manoeuvre. In 1952, he came to Canada as the test pilot for the CF-100, Canada's first jet fighter, and the legendary but doomed Avro Arrow. Some strong language. 2004.By Kenneth Slawenski. 2010
Biography of Jerome David Salinger (1919-2010) examines connections between his life and his writing. Discusses Salinger's privileged youth, service in…
World War II, love for Oona O'Neill and other women, work for the New Yorker, and seclusion after publication of "The Catcher in the Rye" (DC00408). 2010.By Bonny Reichert. 2001
In a society that equates a sleeping baby with a good baby, night waking has become one of the most…
emotionally charged parenting issues. The author, a mother of two, reviews popular sleep-training techniques and the science of sleep cycles, explores the myths that surround night waking, and offers tips for coping. 2001.By Gitta Sereny. 1995
Franz Stangl was one of only four men to command Nazi extermination (as opposed to concentration) camps. This text is…
an investigation into this man's mind and the influences which shaped him. Stangl was found guilty of co-responsibility for the slaughter of at least 900,000 people. 1995.By Helene Moszkiewiez. 1985
In 1939, the author, then 19 years old, joined the Belgian underground. Her first assignment was to work as a…
clerk for the Gestapo and obtain information. She spent the next 6 years working as an agent, saving the lives of Jews and prisoners of war. 1985.By Daniel G Dancocks. 1983
Here, in their own words, are the sometimes tragic, sometimes triumphant stories of 165 men and their adventures of imprisonment…
in and escape from the P.O.W. camps of Germany, Italy, Japan and Hong Kong. 1983.By Gertrud Mackprang Baer. 2002
As a naive young German student in the last months of World War II, Gertrud Baer had the choice of…
working in an armament factory, where she could be killed by bombs or toxic chemicals, or joining the Nazi secret police, and she chose the latter. After the war, Baer was interned in Allied detention camps and later immigrated to Canada, where her wartime experiences provoked years of soul-searching about the responsibility of individual Germans in supporting the Nazis. 2002.In 1940, 19-year-old Howard Hewer dreamed of piloting Spitfires or Hurricanes over Europe. His dream was shattered when he was…
selected instead for a career as a wireless operator. He was not to be a pilot, but he would play a vital role in air operations in World War II over Europe and North Africa. Hewer tells the story of his life and adventures in Bomber Command. 2000.By Paul Kropp. 1998
By Jessica Dee Humphreys, Michel Chikwanine. 2015
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.By Jay Kopelman, Melinda Roth. 2006
During his tour of duty in Iraq, Kopelman endured the emotional stress common for those involved in bloody battles for…
freedom. Skirting the rules forbidding pets, he and his comrades adopted an abandoned puppy left behind after the battle for Fallujah. The dog, Lava, befriended the Marines and journalists and was eventually smuggled out of Iraq by the soldiers with the help of NPR reporters, John van Zante and the Helen Woodward Animal Center, Iraqi citizens, and the Iams pet food company. 2006.By Michael O Tunnell. 2010
"World War II was over, and Berlin was in ruins. US Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen knew the children of…
the city were suffering. They were hungry and afraid. The young pilot wanted to help, but what could one man in one plane do?" Grades 4-7. c2005.Children and grandchildren will relive memories of their parents and grandparents as they read stories of love, humour and wisdom.…
Each tale will inspire them to make the most of the time they still have together and encourage them to seek deeper experiences. Grandparents will learn the value of their contributions and realize what an honoured position they hold within their circle of loved ones. 2002.By Ray Wiss. 2009
Unusually for a Canadian Forces physician, Ray Wiss spent virtually his entire tour in the combat area, at Forward Operating…
Bases - "FOBs" - in Kandahar province, the birthplace of the Taliban and the most intense combat zone in Afghanistan. One day he might be treating severe and bloody injuries and coping with the deaths of fellow soldiers, both Afghans and Canadians; another day he might be facing the challenge of going to the latrine in sub-zero weather. Captain Wiss shares the "terror and boredom" of the front-line soldier's life in this first book by a Canadian veteran of the Afghan war. 2009.By Phil Clavel. 2003
A guide to help men fulfill their role as fathers in the aftermath of a broken marriage. Helps dads deal…
with their feelings and situations, so that they may remain involved fathers following a divorce. 2003.By Dan McCaffery. 1988
During World War I, Billy Bishop gained fame as a skilled fighter pilot and became the most decorated war hero…
in Canada. However, over the years, his aviation record has been questioned, especially the number of his "kills". 1988.By Richard Rohmer. 2004
Major-General Richard Rohmer, a commander of the Order of Military Merit and an Officer of the Order of Canada, began…
his career in World War II as a top Mustang reconnaissance pilot. He is also a lawyer, litigator, journalist and best-selling author of 28 books. Currently, he is a member of the board of directors of Hollinger Inc. and is arguably Canada's most decorated citizen. 2004.By Eric Dezenhall, Gus Russo. 2018