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Stories of War

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Afghanada

Afghanada

Vol. 1

Audiobook CD - 2007

This award winning half-hour dramatic series presents war in Afghanistan through the eyes of Canadian soldiers. We get to know a small group of soldiers t...Show more This award winning half-hour dramatic series presents war in Afghanistan through the eyes of Canadian soldiers. We get to know a small group of soldiers that expect to be peacekeepers but instead are sent into battle against the Taliban. We share their feelings of inadequacy, their need for humour and friendship and their longing to do their job and return to the life they miss in Canada"--Container. Show less

This award winning half-hour dramatic series presents war in Afghanistan through the eyes of Canadian soldiers. We get to know a small group of soldiers t...Show more This award winning half-hour dramatic series presents war in Afghanistan through the eyes of Canadian soldiers. We get to know a small group of soldiers that expect to be peacekeepers but instead are sent into battle against the Taliban. We share their feelings of inadequacy, their need for humour and friendship and their longing to do their job and return to the life they miss in Canada"--Container. Show less

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And No Birds Sang

And No Birds Sang

by Mowat, Farley

Book - 1979

This personal account of Mowat's coming of age during World War II, when, as an inexperienced, underweight, and underage youth he joined the Canadian forces, chronicles his conversion from eager, patriotic youth into a battleweary warrior. This personal account of Mowat's coming of age during World War II, when, as an inexperienced, underweight, and underage youth he joined the Canadian forces, chronicles his conversion from eager, patriotic youth into a battleweary warrior. Show less

This personal account of Mowat's coming of age during World War II, when, as an inexperienced, underweight, and underage youth he joined the Canadian forces, chronicles his conversion from eager, patriotic youth into a battleweary warrior. This personal account of Mowat's coming of age during World War II, when, as an inexperienced, underweight, and underage youth he joined the Canadian forces, chronicles his conversion from eager, patriotic youth into a battleweary warrior. Show less

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The Ash Garden

The Ash Garden

A Novel

by Bock, Dennis

Book - 2001

The lives and fates of three people--a scientist smuggled into America to work at Los Alamos, a young woman quarantined on a refugee ship in the Atlantic,...Show more The lives and fates of three people--a scientist smuggled into America to work at Los Alamos, a young woman quarantined on a refugee ship in the Atlantic, and a young Japanese girl--collide in August 1945 with the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Show less

The lives and fates of three people--a scientist smuggled into America to work at Los Alamos, a young woman quarantined on a refugee ship in the Atlantic,...Show more The lives and fates of three people--a scientist smuggled into America to work at Los Alamos, a young woman quarantined on a refugee ship in the Atlantic, and a young Japanese girl--collide in August 1945 with the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Show less

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Barometer Rising

Barometer Rising

by MacLennan, Hugh

Book - 1989

Set in Halifax, Nova Scotia during the First World War, Barometer Rising juxtaposes a drama of family loyalties and tensions against the actual historical event of the devastating explosion of a French munitions ship in Halifax harbor. Set in Halifax, Nova Scotia during the First World War, Barometer Rising juxtaposes a drama of family loyalties and tensions against the actual historical event of the devastating explosion of a French munitions ship in Halifax harbor. Show less

Set in Halifax, Nova Scotia during the First World War, Barometer Rising juxtaposes a drama of family loyalties and tensions against the actual historical event of the devastating explosion of a French munitions ship in Halifax harbor. Set in Halifax, Nova Scotia during the First World War, Barometer Rising juxtaposes a drama of family loyalties and tensions against the actual historical event of the devastating explosion of a French munitions ship in Halifax harbor. Show less

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Broken Ground

Broken Ground

A Novel

by Hodgins, Jack

Book - 1998

From out of a stubborn, desolate landscape studded with tree stumps, the settlers of Portuguese Creek on Vancouver Island have built a new life for themse...Show more From out of a stubborn, desolate landscape studded with tree stumps, the settlers of Portuguese Creek on Vancouver Island have built a new life for themselves. But when an encroaching forest fire threatens this fledgling settlement, it also intensifies the remembered horrors of war. The story of Portuguese Creek is told by several of its citizens, including a boy trying to recover from the sudden loss of his father, and a former teacher haunted by what happened to the soldiers he led in France. Show less

From out of a stubborn, desolate landscape studded with tree stumps, the settlers of Portuguese Creek on Vancouver Island have built a new life for themse...Show more From out of a stubborn, desolate landscape studded with tree stumps, the settlers of Portuguese Creek on Vancouver Island have built a new life for themselves. But when an encroaching forest fire threatens this fledgling settlement, it also intensifies the remembered horrors of war. The story of Portuguese Creek is told by several of its citizens, including a boy trying to recover from the sudden loss of his father, and a former teacher haunted by what happened to the soldiers he led in France. Show less

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At the Sharp End

At the Sharp End

Canadians Fighting the Great War, 1914-1916

by Cook, Tim

Book - 2007

The first book of a two-volume study examines the early battles, life in the trenches, and the slow evolution in tactics and weapons. Includes previously ...Show more The first book of a two-volume study examines the early battles, life in the trenches, and the slow evolution in tactics and weapons. Includes previously unpublished photographs, letters, diaries and maps from the Canadian War Museum. Winner of the 2008 Ottawa Book Award for non-fiction. Show less

The first book of a two-volume study examines the early battles, life in the trenches, and the slow evolution in tactics and weapons. Includes previously ...Show more The first book of a two-volume study examines the early battles, life in the trenches, and the slow evolution in tactics and weapons. Includes previously unpublished photographs, letters, diaries and maps from the Canadian War Museum. Winner of the 2008 Ottawa Book Award for non-fiction. Show less

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The Cellist of Sarajevo

The Cellist of Sarajevo

by Galloway, Steven

Book - 2008

While a cellist plays at the site of a mortar attack to commemorate the deaths of twenty-two friends and neighbors, a woman sniper secretly protects the life of the cellist as her army becomes increasingly threatening. While a cellist plays at the site of a mortar attack to commemorate the deaths of twenty-two friends and neighbors, a woman sniper secretly protects the life of the cellist as her army becomes increasingly threatening. Show less

While a cellist plays at the site of a mortar attack to commemorate the deaths of twenty-two friends and neighbors, a woman sniper secretly protects the life of the cellist as her army becomes increasingly threatening. While a cellist plays at the site of a mortar attack to commemorate the deaths of twenty-two friends and neighbors, a woman sniper secretly protects the life of the cellist as her army becomes increasingly threatening. Show less

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Deafening

Deafening

by Itani, Frances

Book - 2003

Left profoundly deaf from scarlet fever, Grania O'Neill grows up protected from the hearing world and learning sign language, but her life changes when she falls in love with Jim Lloyd, a hearing man, on the eve of the Great War. Left profoundly deaf from scarlet fever, Grania O'Neill grows up protected from the hearing world and learning sign language, but her life changes when she falls in love with Jim Lloyd, a hearing man, on the eve of the Great War. Show less

Left profoundly deaf from scarlet fever, Grania O'Neill grows up protected from the hearing world and learning sign language, but her life changes when she falls in love with Jim Lloyd, a hearing man, on the eve of the Great War. Left profoundly deaf from scarlet fever, Grania O'Neill grows up protected from the hearing world and learning sign language, but her life changes when she falls in love with Jim Lloyd, a hearing man, on the eve of the Great War. Show less

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The Famished Lover

The Famished Lover

by Cumyn, Alan

Book - 2006

Artist Ramsay Crome returns home from the First World War, marries a farm girl, and tries to make a living as a commercial artist during the turbulent eco...Show more Artist Ramsay Crome returns home from the First World War, marries a farm girl, and tries to make a living as a commercial artist during the turbulent economic times. He is haunted, though, by memories of life in a prisoner-of-war camp as well as by thoughts of Margaret, the woman he left behind when he first went into battle. Show less

Artist Ramsay Crome returns home from the First World War, marries a farm girl, and tries to make a living as a commercial artist during the turbulent eco...Show more Artist Ramsay Crome returns home from the First World War, marries a farm girl, and tries to make a living as a commercial artist during the turbulent economic times. He is haunted, though, by memories of life in a prisoner-of-war camp as well as by thoughts of Margaret, the woman he left behind when he first went into battle. Show less

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Fateful Choices

Fateful Choices

Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941

by Kershaw, Ian

Book - 2007

Reviews ten decisions made by six major leaders between May 1940 and December 1941 that reshaped human destiny, from Churchill's war cabinet's choice to c...Show more Reviews ten decisions made by six major leaders between May 1940 and December 1941 that reshaped human destiny, from Churchill's war cabinet's choice to continue fighting after the German blitzkrieg defeat of France to Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union. Show less

Reviews ten decisions made by six major leaders between May 1940 and December 1941 that reshaped human destiny, from Churchill's war cabinet's choice to c...Show more Reviews ten decisions made by six major leaders between May 1940 and December 1941 that reshaped human destiny, from Churchill's war cabinet's choice to continue fighting after the German blitzkrieg defeat of France to Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union. Show less

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Fifth Business

Fifth Business

by Davies, Robertson

Book - 2001

This first title in the classic Deptford Trilogy consists of the memoirs of Dunstan Ramsay, a school teacher on the verge of retirement. His experiences ...Show more This first title in the classic Deptford Trilogy consists of the memoirs of Dunstan Ramsay, a school teacher on the verge of retirement. His experiences as a youth both in his home town and in battle during World War I have had a significant influence on his entire life. Show less

This first title in the classic Deptford Trilogy consists of the memoirs of Dunstan Ramsay, a school teacher on the verge of retirement. His experiences ...Show more This first title in the classic Deptford Trilogy consists of the memoirs of Dunstan Ramsay, a school teacher on the verge of retirement. His experiences as a youth both in his home town and in battle during World War I have had a significant influence on his entire life. Show less

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Shaffer, Mary Ann

Book - 2008

In 1946, writer Juliet Ashton finds inspiration for her next book in her correspondence with a native of Guernsey, who tells her about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a book club born as an alibi during German occupation. In 1946, writer Juliet Ashton finds inspiration for her next book in her correspondence with a native of Guernsey, who tells her about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a book club born as an alibi during German occupation. Show less

In 1946, writer Juliet Ashton finds inspiration for her next book in her correspondence with a native of Guernsey, who tells her about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a book club born as an alibi during German occupation. In 1946, writer Juliet Ashton finds inspiration for her next book in her correspondence with a native of Guernsey, who tells her about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a book club born as an alibi during German occupation. Show less

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Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

by Trumbo, Dalton

Book - 1991

First published in 1939, the story of an average American youth who "survives" World War I armless, legless and faceless with his mind intact. First published in 1939, the story of an average American youth who "survives" World War I armless, legless and faceless with his mind intact. Show less

First published in 1939, the story of an average American youth who "survives" World War I armless, legless and faceless with his mind intact. First published in 1939, the story of an average American youth who "survives" World War I armless, legless and faceless with his mind intact. Show less

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The Lost Garden

The Lost Garden

by Humphreys, Helen

Book - 2002

London is on fire from the Blitz, and horticulturist Gwen Davis has fled the devastated city for a ruined estate in Devon. A haunting story of love in a time of war. Humphreys has also written another novel set during WWII called Coventry. London is on fire from the Blitz, and horticulturist Gwen Davis has fled the devastated city for a ruined estate in Devon. A haunting story of love in a time of war. Humphreys has also written another novel set during WWII called Coventry. Show less

London is on fire from the Blitz, and horticulturist Gwen Davis has fled the devastated city for a ruined estate in Devon. A haunting story of love in a time of war. Humphreys has also written another novel set during WWII called Coventry. London is on fire from the Blitz, and horticulturist Gwen Davis has fled the devastated city for a ruined estate in Devon. A haunting story of love in a time of war. Humphreys has also written another novel set during WWII called Coventry. Show less

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Maus

Maus

A Survivor's Tale

by Spiegelman, Art

Book - 1997

A son struggles to come to terms with the horrific story of his parents and their experiences during the Holocaust and in postwar America. A Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller. A son struggles to come to terms with the horrific story of his parents and their experiences during the Holocaust and in postwar America. A Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller. Show less

A son struggles to come to terms with the horrific story of his parents and their experiences during the Holocaust and in postwar America. A Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller. A son struggles to come to terms with the horrific story of his parents and their experiences during the Holocaust and in postwar America. A Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller. Show less

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The Night Watch

The Night Watch

by Waters, Sarah

Book - 2006

Moving backwards through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked out streets, illicit liaisons and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch is the story of four Londoners - three women and a young man with a past... Moving backwards through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked out streets, illicit liaisons and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch is the story of four Londoners - three women and a young man with a past... Show less

Moving backwards through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked out streets, illicit liaisons and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch is the story of four Londoners - three women and a young man with a past... Moving backwards through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked out streets, illicit liaisons and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch is the story of four Londoners - three women and a young man with a past... Show less

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Obasan

Obasan

by Kogawa, Joy

Book - 2017

Pearl Harbor changes life in Vancouver for Naomi Nakane when the government takes property from her relatives and interns them. Pearl Harbor changes life in Vancouver for Naomi Nakane when the government takes property from her relatives and interns them. Show less

Pearl Harbor changes life in Vancouver for Naomi Nakane when the government takes property from her relatives and interns them. Pearl Harbor changes life in Vancouver for Naomi Nakane when the government takes property from her relatives and interns them. Show less

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Paris 1919

Paris 1919

Six Months That Changed the World

by MacMillan, Margaret

Book - 2003

Between January and July 1919, after “ the war to end all wars, ” men and women from around the world converged on Paris to shape the peace. This book b...Show more Between January and July 1919, after “ the war to end all wars, ” men and women from around the world converged on Paris to shape the peace. This book brings to life the personalities, ideals, and prejudices of the men who shaped the settlement. There is now a DVD for this title as well. Show less

Between January and July 1919, after “ the war to end all wars, ” men and women from around the world converged on Paris to shape the peace. This book b...Show more Between January and July 1919, after “ the war to end all wars, ” men and women from around the world converged on Paris to shape the peace. This book brings to life the personalities, ideals, and prejudices of the men who shaped the settlement. There is now a DVD for this title as well. Show less

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Passchendaele

Passchendaele

La Bataille De Passchendaele

DVD - 2009

This movie tells the story of Sergeant Michael Dunne (Paul Gross), a soldier who is brutally wounded in France and returns to Calgary emotionally and phys...Show more This movie tells the story of Sergeant Michael Dunne (Paul Gross), a soldier who is brutally wounded in France and returns to Calgary emotionally and physically scarred. While in the military hospital in Calgary, he meets Sarah (Caroline Dhavernas), a mysterious and attractive nurse with whom he develops a passionate love. Show less

This movie tells the story of Sergeant Michael Dunne (Paul Gross), a soldier who is brutally wounded in France and returns to Calgary emotionally and phys...Show more This movie tells the story of Sergeant Michael Dunne (Paul Gross), a soldier who is brutally wounded in France and returns to Calgary emotionally and physically scarred. While in the military hospital in Calgary, he meets Sarah (Caroline Dhavernas), a mysterious and attractive nurse with whom he develops a passionate love. Show less

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Regeneration

Regeneration

by Barker, Pat

Book - 2014

Stressed by the war, poet, pacifist, and protestor Siegfried Sassoon is sent to Craiglockhart Hospital, where his views challenge the patriotic vision of Dr. William Rivers, a neurologist assigned to restore the sanity of shell-shocked soldiers. . Stressed by the war, poet, pacifist, and protestor Siegfried Sassoon is sent to Craiglockhart Hospital, where his views challenge the patriotic vision of Dr. William Rivers, a neurologist assigned to restore the sanity of shell-shocked soldiers. . Show less

Stressed by the war, poet, pacifist, and protestor Siegfried Sassoon is sent to Craiglockhart Hospital, where his views challenge the patriotic vision of Dr. William Rivers, a neurologist assigned to restore the sanity of shell-shocked soldiers. . Stressed by the war, poet, pacifist, and protestor Siegfried Sassoon is sent to Craiglockhart Hospital, where his views challenge the patriotic vision of Dr. William Rivers, a neurologist assigned to restore the sanity of shell-shocked soldiers. . Show less

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Shake Hands With the Devil

Shake Hands With the Devil

J'ai Serré La Main Du Diable

DVD - 2007

A dramatic account of Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire's time in Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide and how his request for aid went ignored by the United Nations. A dramatic account of Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire's time in Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide and how his request for aid went ignored by the United Nations. Show less

A dramatic account of Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire's time in Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide and how his request for aid went ignored by the United Nations. A dramatic account of Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire's time in Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide and how his request for aid went ignored by the United Nations. Show less

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The Sojourn

The Sojourn

by Cumyn, Alan

Book - 2003

From the front lines at Ypres to the seductive streets of London to memories of a West Coast childhood, The Sojourn tells the story of Ramsay Crome, a you...Show more From the front lines at Ypres to the seductive streets of London to memories of a West Coast childhood, The Sojourn tells the story of Ramsay Crome, a young Canadian soldier who must wrestle with death and duty, love and self-determination during one of the greatest and most horrifying moments of modern history. Show less

From the front lines at Ypres to the seductive streets of London to memories of a West Coast childhood, The Sojourn tells the story of Ramsay Crome, a you...Show more From the front lines at Ypres to the seductive streets of London to memories of a West Coast childhood, The Sojourn tells the story of Ramsay Crome, a young Canadian soldier who must wrestle with death and duty, love and self-determination during one of the greatest and most horrifying moments of modern history. Show less

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The Stone Carvers

The Stone Carvers

by Urquhart, Jane

Book - 2001

Chronicles the involvement of a stonecarver from Canada named Klara Becker as she participates in creating a monument in Paris to eleven thousand Canadians that died in World War I. Chronicles the involvement of a stonecarver from Canada named Klara Becker as she participates in creating a monument in Paris to eleven thousand Canadians that died in World War I. Show less

Chronicles the involvement of a stonecarver from Canada named Klara Becker as she participates in creating a monument in Paris to eleven thousand Canadians that died in World War I. Chronicles the involvement of a stonecarver from Canada named Klara Becker as she participates in creating a monument in Paris to eleven thousand Canadians that died in World War I. Show less

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Three Day Road

Three Day Road

A Novel

by Boyden, Joseph

Book - 2005

The nephew of a Canadian Oji-Cree who is the last of a line of healers and diviners, Xavier enlists in the military during World War I, a conflict throug...Show more The nephew of a Canadian Oji-Cree who is the last of a line of healers and diviners, Xavier enlists in the military during World War I, a conflict throughout which he and his friend, Elijah, are marginalized for their appearances, their culturally enhanced marksmanship, and their disparate views of the war. Show less

The nephew of a Canadian Oji-Cree who is the last of a line of healers and diviners, Xavier enlists in the military during World War I, a conflict throug...Show more The nephew of a Canadian Oji-Cree who is the last of a line of healers and diviners, Xavier enlists in the military during World War I, a conflict throughout which he and his friend, Elijah, are marginalized for their appearances, their culturally enhanced marksmanship, and their disparate views of the war. Show less

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Two Generals

Two Generals

by Chantler, Scott

Book - 2010

In graphic novel format, the author tells the story of the Allied invasion of Normandy from the perspective his grandfather and his grandfather's friend, Jack. Both served with the Highland Light infantry of Canada in World War II. In graphic novel format, the author tells the story of the Allied invasion of Normandy from the perspective his grandfather and his grandfather's friend, Jack. Both served with the Highland Light infantry of Canada in World War II. Show less

In graphic novel format, the author tells the story of the Allied invasion of Normandy from the perspective his grandfather and his grandfather's friend, Jack. Both served with the Highland Light infantry of Canada in World War II. In graphic novel format, the author tells the story of the Allied invasion of Normandy from the perspective his grandfather and his grandfather's friend, Jack. Both served with the Highland Light infantry of Canada in World War II. Show less

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