Modern warfare

In the chaos of the Second World War, Canada faced cruel choices, both on the battlefield and in the world of politics.

The Second Battle of El Alamein was one of the most decisive Allied victories of the Second World War.

The Battle of Arnhem is one of the most iconic Western front battles of the Second World War.

One of the bloodiest battles of the war in the Pacific.

The Battle of Goose Green was the first major land conflict of the Falklands War.

2016 Speaker's Book Award - Shortlisted2016 Heritage Toronto Book Award - NominatedAn account of the women working in high-security, dangerous conditions making bombs in Toronto during the Second World War.

2016 Speaker's Book Award - Shortlisted2016 Heritage Toronto Book Award - NominatedAn account of the women working in high-security, dangerous conditions making bombs in Toronto during the Second World War.

World War Two was the greatest conflict in human history.

World War Two was the greatest conflict in human history.

Startling new revelations about collaboration between the Allies and the German Secret Service.

Startling new revelations about collaboration between the Allies and the German Secret Service.

This is the gripping story of how one man's half-century of service and devotion helped build and develop the Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment; and how that regiment played a vital role in Canada's efforts during the Second World War.

An Allied unit comprised of Canadian and American troops, the First Special Service Force or "e;Devil's Brigade"e; struck fear into the very heart of the Axis.

Many have called it the most important event of the twentieth century - and Canada played a key role.

Juan Pujol, a young Spanish antifascist, became agent GARBO, a master of deception and intrigue.

Nazi Germany's invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940 marked the beginning of five years of terror for the Dutch people.

At a time of great sacrifice in Canadian history, we are welcomed into the homes, the hearts, and the minds of mothers, sons, fathers, and friends as we follow Syd Smith and his high-school brotherhood of 13 when they answer the call to duty in 1941.

Why was Canada not preparing for the Second World War when the rest of the world was ready to meet Hitler's threats?

Why was Canada not preparing for the Second World War when the rest of the world was ready to meet Hitler's threats?

The story of the complex relationship between two world leaders during one of the greatest crises in human history.

The story of the complex relationship between two world leaders during one of the greatest crises in human history.

In April 1941, a passenger ship was attacked and sunk by Nazi Germans.

In April 1941, a passenger ship was attacked and sunk by Nazi Germans.

A few months after the end of World War I, Wolfgang Mueller was born in Germany to two Jewish, college-educated parents.

After years of being apart, cousins Carolyn and Patty are eager to catch up with each other at a relatives wedding.

The reality of war is bittersweet.

Thirteen-year-old Rodolfo Balao was in church listening to a solemn Mass when Japanese planes flew over his town in the Philippines and bombed the airfield.

"e;The United States Merchant Marine provided the greatest sealift in history between the production army at home and the fighting forces scattered around the globe in World War II.

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The memoir as literature is not common, and a rare treat.

"e;Whether you have feelings about Bader or not, this is an excellent book to gain insight into the summer of 1941 when, ready or not, the RAF went on the offensive.

Two parts of this three part book are based upon fact: anti-Semitism and World War 2.

Why: To provide selected examples of World War II and early Cold War events, operations, procedures, systems, and equipment related to the use of electronics and radio measures, countermeasures, and surveillance.

Writing a really solid treatment is rarely taught in standard writing courses.

Edward Connor was barely out of high school when he joined the U.

In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, award-winning author Dorinda Nicholson is releasing her book Pearl Harbor Child in ebook!

As a child growing up on a farm in Eastern Ontario, Henrietta listened intently to dinner table stories about her parents lives before and after WWII.

When young John Lebda waded ashore on that beach in North Africa during World War II, he had no idea he was walking into the biggest mess the world has ever seen.

SynopsisAmerican Wars: Good, Bad, and UglyThis work contains an unusual view of American wars that may stimulate new thoughts of the price we have paid and the gains we have made in the folly of our wars.

Award-winning journalist Ruth Gruber's powerful account of a top-secret mission to rescue one thousand European refugees in the midst of World War IIIn 1943, nearly one thousand European Jewish refugees from eighteen different countries were chosen by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration to receive asylum in the United States.

The true story of the World War II evacuation portrayed in the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk, by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Day of Infamy.

From the bestselling author of Day of Infamy: In the bloodiest island combat of WWII, one group of men kept watch from behind Japanese lines.

The "e;remarkable"e; New York Times bestseller about the battle in the Pacific that turned the tide of World War II-from the author of The Miracle of Dunkirk (Los Angeles Times).

The #1 New York Times–bestselling account: “There have been many books on Pearl Harbor .

Fast's fascinating biography of Joseph Broz, known to the world as Tito, including his rise to power and his remarkable stand against fascismThe world was mired in the Second World War when Howard Fast wrote The Incredible Tito.

West's acclaimed examination of traitors, this gripping profile takes readers inside World War II spy rings and gets to the heart of what it means to betray one's country Throughout her career, Rebecca West dug into psyches, real and fictional, to try to understand the meaning of betrayal.

Rebecca West’s gripping chronicle of England’s World War II traitors, expanded and updated for the Cold War era  In The Meaning of Treason, Rebecca West tackled not only the history and facts behind the spate of World War II traitors, but the overriding social forces at work to challenge man’s connection to his fatherland.

Follow along as the author relates his experiences from the time he enlists in the Army Air Force in 1942, thru training as an Aviation Cadet and finally as the pilot-in-command of a B-17 Flying Fortress as the 8th Air Force mounts its attack against Hitlers Germany.

The harrowing account of US soldiers caught in America's forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that The New York Times calls ';relentless.