Posts Tagged ‘history’
Projekt 1065
Infiltrate. Befriend. Sabotage. World War II is raging. Michael O’Shaunessey, originally from Ireland, now lives in Nazi Germany with his parents. Like the other boys in his school, Michael is a member of the Hitler Youth. But Michael has a secret. He and his parents are spies. Michael despises everything the Nazis stand for. But…
Read MoreRemembering John McRae Soldier, Doctor, Poet
This award-winning tribute to the author of “In Flanders Fields” is now available in paperback. “In Flanders Fields the poppies blow/Between the crosses, row on row…” Every Canadian student, teacher, and parent can recite these powerful words. But behind every poem is a poet who lived, breathed, and in this case, led an extraordinary life.…
Read MoreAt Vimy Ridge
April 9, 2007 marks the 90th anniversary of the pivotal World War I battle — one that many historians view as the battle that defined Canada as a nation. At Vimy Ridge, Canadian soldiers achieved what more experienced soldiers from Britain and France could not — taking the strategic position of Vimy Ridge from the…
Read MoreDieppe
Hugh Brewster’s moving account of “the bloodiest nine hours in Canadian military history” is now available in paperback. On the night of August 19, 1942, a force of five thousand Canadians launched an attack on the Nazi-held French port of Dieppe. When the disastrous raid was over, and the Allies were forced to retreat, nearly…
Read MoreTom Thomson’s Last Bonfire Event Stock
How to Read European Armor
Many of us have long been captivated by images of knights in shining armor evoking the age of chivalry and the ideals of Camelot. In this richly illustrated volume, the beauty and complexity of the actual armor worn by European knights and soldiers comes brilliantly to the fore. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font:…
Read MoreMaking a Global City
Making a Global City critically examines the themes of diversity and community in a single primary school, the Clinton Street Public School in Toronto, between 1920 and 1990.
Read MoreWhat Happened
A collection of essays describes the former secretary of state’s exeperiences in the 2016 presidential campaign and shares inspirational quotes that have shaped her life and work.
Read MoreA Train in Winter
Examines the lives of French women resisters who joined the Resistance during World War Two.
Read MoreThe Decline of the West
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact.…
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