Canada And The Second World War
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A Nation Forged In Fire
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Author : J. L. Granatstein
language : en
Publisher: Toronto, Canada : Lester & Orpen Dennys
Release Date : 1989
A Nation Forged In Fire written by J. L. Granatstein and has been published by Toronto, Canada : Lester & Orpen Dennys this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
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.
The Fight For History
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Author : Tim Cook
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2020-09-08
The Fight For History written by Tim Cook and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-08 with History categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER FINALIST for the 2021 Ottawa Book Awards A masterful telling of the way World War Two has been remembered, forgotten, and remade by Canada over seventy-five years. The Second World War shaped modern Canada. It led to the country's emergence as a middle power on the world stage; the rise of the welfare state; industrialization, urbanization, and population growth. After the war, Canada increasingly turned toward the United States in matters of trade, security, and popular culture, which then sparked a desire to strengthen Canadian nationalism from the threat of American hegemony. The Fight for History examines how Canadians framed and reframed the war experience over time. Just as the importance of the battle of Vimy Ridge to Canadians rose, fell, and rose again over a 100-year period, the meaning of Canada's Second World War followed a similar pattern. But the Second World War's relevance to Canada led to conflict between veterans and others in society--more so than in the previous war--as well as a more rapid diminishment of its significance. By the end of the 20th century, Canada's experiences in the war were largely framed as a series of disasters. Canadians seemed to want to talk only of the defeats at Hong Kong and Dieppe or the racially driven policy of the forced relocation of Japanese-Canadians. In the history books and media, there was little discussion of Canada's crucial role in the Battle of the Atlantic, the success of its armies in Italy and other parts of Europe, or the massive contribution of war materials made on the home front. No other victorious nation underwent this bizarre reframing of the war, remaking victories into defeats. The Fight for History is about the efforts to restore a more balanced portrait of Canada's contribution in the global conflict. This is the story of how Canada has talked about the war in the past, how we tried to bury it, and how it was restored. This is the history of a constellation of changing ideas, with many historical twists and turns, and a series of fascinating actors and events.
Indigenous Peoples And The Second World War
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Author : R. Scott Sheffield
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-12-06
Indigenous Peoples And The Second World War written by R. Scott Sheffield and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-06 with History categories.
A transnational history of how Indigenous peoples mobilised en masse to support the war effort on the battlefields and the home fronts.
Saints Sinners And Soldiers
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Author : Jeffrey A. Keshen
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2007-10-01
Saints Sinners And Soldiers written by Jeffrey A. Keshen and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-01 with History categories.
The first-ever synthesis of both the patriotic and the problematic in wartime Canada, Saints, Sinners, and Soldiers shows how moral and social changes, and the fears they generated, precipitated numerous, and often contradictory, legacies in law and society. From labour conflicts, to the black market, to prostitution, and beyond, Keshen acknowledges the underbelly of Canada’s Second World War, and demonstrates that the “Good War” was a complex tapestry of social forces – not all of which were above reproach.
Fighting From Home
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Author : Serge Durflinger
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2011-11-01
Fighting From Home written by Serge Durflinger and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-01 with History categories.
In Verdun, English and French speakers lived side by side. Through their home-front activities as much as through enlistment, they proved themselves partners in the prosecution of Canada's war. Shared experiences and class similarities shaped responses based first and foremost in a sense of local identity. Fighting from Home paints a comprehensive, at times intimate, portrait of Verdun and Verdunites at war. Durflinger offers an innovative interpretive approach to wartime Canadian and Quebec social and cultural dynamics in this history of the Canadian home front during the Second World War.
Canada And The Second World War
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Author : Geoffrey Hayes
language : en
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Release Date : 2013-02-01
Canada And The Second World War written by Geoffrey Hayes and has been published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-01 with History categories.
Terry Copp’s tireless teaching, research, and writing has challenged generations of Canadian veterans, teachers, and students to discover an informed memory of their country’s role in the Second World War. This collection, drawn from the work of Terry’s colleagues and former students, considers Canada and the Second World War from a wealth of perspectives. Social, cultural, and military historians address topics under five headings: The Home Front, The War of the Scientists, The Mediterranean Theatre, Normandy/Northwest Europe, and The Aftermath. The questions considered are varied and provocative: How did Canadian youth and First Nations peoples understand their wartime role? What position did a Canadian scientist play in the Allied victory and in the peace? Were veterans of the Mediterranean justified in thinking theirs was the neglected theatre? How did the Canadians in Normandy overcome their opponents but not their historians? Why was a Cambridge scholar attached to First Canadian Army to protect monuments? And why did Canadians come to commemorate the Second World War in much the same way they commemorated the First? The study of Canada in the Second World War continues to challenge, confound, and surprise. In the questions it poses, the evidence it considers, and the conclusions it draws, this important collection says much about the lasting influence of the work of Terry Copp. Foreword by John Cleghorn.
Back The Attack
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Author : Jean Bruce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Back The Attack written by Jean Bruce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with History categories.
We Were Freedom
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Author : Tim Cook
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
We Were Freedom written by Tim Cook and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Canada categories.
Gordon Bannerman, Francis Godon, Corinne Kernan S vigny, Nellie Rettenbacher. The names are ordinary, almost anonymous. These men and women could be from anywhere, from anytime, related to anyone. But they are far from ordinary; they are Canadian veterans of the Second World War. And now, their stories are being told. Compiled and edited by The Historica-Dominion Institute,We Were Freedom: Canadian Stories of the Second World Waris a remarkable collection of oral histories that pays tribute to the men and woman who served in Canada’s greatest military effort. Ernest Peter Bone remembers flight training in Manitoba; Cyril Roach recalls the Allied invasion of Normandy; Helen Jean Crawley describes her work as a searchlight operat∨ Joseph Friedman tells of his experiences as a prisoner of war. Accompanying these deeply personal stories is a wealth of archival material ”photographs, medals, letters, newspaper clippings, identity cards and more. In turns moving, horrifying, and heartwarming,We Were Freedomis an exceptional piece of history ”a record of the men and women who fought and suffered in order to preserve our way of life.
Fight To The Finish
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Author : Tim Cook
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2015-09-29
Fight To The Finish written by Tim Cook and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-29 with History categories.
Winner of the 2016 Ottawa Book Award The magisterial second volume of Tim Cook's definitive account of Canadians fighting in the Second World War. Historian Tim Cook displays his trademark storytelling ability in the second volume of his masterful account of Canadians in World War II. Cook combines an extraordinary grasp of military strategy with a deep empathy for the soldiers on the ground, at sea and in the air. Whether it's a minute-by-minute account of a gruelling artillery battle, vicious infighting among generals, the scene inside a medical unit, or the small details of a soldier's daily life, Cook creates a compelling narrative. He recounts in mesmerizing detail how the Canadian forces figured in the Allied bombing of Germany, the D-Day landing at Juno beach, the taking of Caen, and the drive south. Featuring dozens of black-and-white photographs and moving excerpts from letters and diaries of servicemen, Fight to the Finish is a memorable account of Canadians who fought abroad and of the home front that was changed forever.
Out Of The Shadows
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Author : Brereton Greenhous
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 1996-07-26
Out Of The Shadows written by Brereton Greenhous and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-07-26 with History categories.
First published in 1977 this accessible general overview of Canada's contribution to the Second World War and of the war's effect on Canada's evolution. This revised edition incorporates new information, particularly in the realms of intelligence and cipher, allowing new interpretations of policies and operations. It also makes new judgements on Canadian generalship.