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The Air War, 1939-1945 by Richard Overy
Call Number: D785 .O9 2005 (Barrie)

ISBN: 9781574887167

Publication Date: 2005

Analyzing the achievements and failures of the aerial component of the war, the author places it in perspective by explaining the role aviation played in the overall conflict. He points out that while the Axis powers tended to limit their use of air power to one major role, such as support of ground forces, the Allies exploited all aspects of aerial doctrine: air defense, strategic bombardment, air-naval cooperation, and ground support.
Canada and the Battle of Vimy Ridge, 9-12 April, 1917 by Greenhous, B., Harris, S. J., & Canada. Dept. of National Defence. Directorate of History.
Call Number: D545.V5 G73 1992 (Barrie)

Publication Date: 1992
First in, last out : the RCAF, Women's Division and nursing sisters in World War II by Bryce, Gladysann.; University Women's Club of Toronto.
Call Number: D792 .C2 B79 2010 (Barrie)

Publication Date: 2010
For King and Kanata: Canadian Indians and the First World War by Timothy C. Winegard
Call Number: D639 .I56 W55 2012 (Barrie) and online

ISBN: 9780887557286

Publication Date: 2012

When the call to arms was heard at the outbreak of the First World War, Canada's First Nations pledged their men and money to the Crown to honour their long-standing tradition of forming military alliances with Europeans during times of war, and as a means of resisting cultural assimilation and attaining equality through shared service and sacrifice. Initially, the Canadian government rejected these offers based on the belief that status Indians were unsuited to modern, civilized warfare. But in 1915, Britain intervened and demanded Canada actively recruit Indian soldiers to meet the incessant need for manpower.
The Holocaust: A history of the Jews of Europe during the Second World War by Martin Gilbert
Call Number: D810 .J4 G522 1987 (Barrie)

ISBN: 9780805003482

Publication Date: 1987

Deftly weaving together historical research and survivors' testimonies, The Holcaust is Gilbert's acclaimed and definitive history of the European Jews, from Hitler's rise to power to Germany's surrender to the liberation of the prisoners of the concentration camps.
Juno Beach: Canada's D-Day victory: June 6, 1944 by Mark Zuehlke
Call Number: D756.5.N6 Z84 2005 (Barrie)

ISBN: 9781553650508

Publication Date: 2005

On June 6, 1944, the greatest armada in history stood off Normandy and the largest amphibious invasion ever began as 107,000 men aboard 6,000 ships pressed toward the coast. Among them were 14,500 Canadians, who were to land on a five-mile-long stretch of rocky ledges fronted by a dangerously exposed beach. Drawing on personal diaries as well as military records, Juno Beach: Canada's D-Day Victory - June 6, 1944 dramatically depicts Canada's pivotal contribution to the critical Allied battle of World War II.
Normandy, 1994 by Bill McAndrew; Donald E. Graves; Michael Whithy
Call Number: D756.5 .N6 M32 1994 (Barrie)

ISBN: 9782920718555

Publication Date: 2004

This recounting of the Normandy campaign covers everything from training to the pivotal closing of the Falaise Gap.
Passchendaele: Canada's triumph and tragedy on the fields of Flanders: An illustrated history by Norman Leach
Call Number: D542 .Y72 L42 2008 (Barrie)

ISBN: 9781550503999

Publication Date: 2008

During WWI, the battle for the tiny Belgium town Passchendaele was one of the most significant tests of Canadian courage and expertise. British Commander-in-Chief General Douglas Haig had devised one of the most controversial stratagems of the entire war: Allied forces would attack headlong into the heavily fortified German entrenchments, capture the town of Passchendaele and its highlands, and drive toward the coast to destroy German submarine bases.
The Savage War by Murray Brewster
Call Number: DS371.412 .B73 2011 (Barrie)

ISBN: 9781118115930

Publication Date: 2011

On the tenth anniversary of Canada's involvement, a leading journalist offers a fascinating assessment of Canada's past and present role in the Afghan war Of the 33,000 troops under NATO command in Afghanistan in October 2006, 12,000 were Americans and 2,500 were Canadians. Deployed to southern Afghanistan, the Canadian forces were charged with ending the violent insurgency in Kandahar Province.
Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo, and the future of combat by Wesley K. Clark
Call Number: DR1313.8 .C58 2002 (Barrie)

ISBN: 9781586481391

Publication Date: 2002

In Waging Modern War, General Wesley K. Clark recounts his experience leading NATO's forces to a hard-fought and ultimately successful victory in Kosovo in 1999. As the American military machine has swung into action in the months following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, it has become clear that the lessons of Kosovo are directly applicable to the war against terrorism and the nations that sponsor it.
Women and the First World War by Susan R. Grayzel
Call Number: D639.W7 G73 2002 (Barrie)

ISBN: 9780582418769

Publication Date: 2002

The First World War was the first modern, total war, one requiring the mobilisation of both civilians and combatants. Particularly in Europe, the main theatre of the conflict, this war demanded the active participation of both men and women. Women and the First World War provides an introduction to the experiences and contributions of women during this important turning point in history.

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