War and defence operations

Focusing on the difficulties the government faced in trying to reconcile moral imperatives and political interest, Kordan provides an innovative interpretation of government policy toward Ukrainian Canadians.

During the First World War Clare Gass spent four years as a lieutenant and nursing sister in the medical corps of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

In British Generals in the War of 1812 Wesley Turner takes a fresh look at five British Generals - Sir George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Roger Sheaffe, Baron Francis de Rottenburg, and Gordon Drummond - who held the highest civil and military command in the Canadas.

Zimmerman traces the early development of the mission from Britain's initial attempts at technical cooperation in World War I and unsuccessful efforts to restart it in the late 1930s.

Shot down by Germans over occupied France, Harvie was the only member of his Bomber Command crew to survive the crash.

As he worked on the Jena sytem, Hegel's understanding of the nature of logic and its connection with metaphysics underwent changes crucial to his later system.

The authors consider various approaches to networked operations that are based on the physical environment and cultural context in which armed forces operate.

Few analysts of U.

The Syrian war has been an example of the abuse and insufficient delivery of humanitarian assistance.

The Syrian war has been an example of the abuse and insufficient delivery of humanitarian assistance.

Why did the Lebanese state, the most open and democratic political system in the Middle East, break down between 1967 and 1976?

Why did the Lebanese state, the most open and democratic political system in the Middle East, break down between 1967 and 1976?

After more than seventy years, the Palestinian refugee problem remains unsolved.

After more than seventy years, the Palestinian refugee problem remains unsolved.

Edmund Allenby, Viscount Allenby of Megiddo and Felixstowe, as he became later, was the principal British military figure in the Middle East from 1917 to 1919.

Edmund Allenby, Viscount Allenby of Megiddo and Felixstowe, as he became later, was the principal British military figure in the Middle East from 1917 to 1919.

An insightful and gripping account of the largest airborne operation in history.

This is the story of the Anglo-American amphibious assault and subsequent battle on the Italian west coast at Anzio which was launched in January 1944 in a bold attempt to outflank the formidable German defences known as the 'Gustav Line'.

Agincourt was an astonishing clash of arms, a pivotal moment in the Hundred Years War and the history of warfare in general.

The first day of the Somme has had more of a widespread emotional impact on the psyche of the British public than any other battle in history.

On the centenary of the Great War comes this poignant look at fifty objects never far from Tommy's side official uniform, good-luck charms, phrasebooks, a sweetheart's letter, some unexpected and others more familiar.

On the centenary of the Great War comes this poignant look at fifty objects never far from Tommy's side official uniform, good-luck charms, phrasebooks, a sweetheart's letter, some unexpected and others more familiar.

The First World War profoundly changed British society.

The First World War, a new low in the annals of armed conflict, coincided with a golden age for the relatively new art of advertising.

The First World War, a new low in the annals of armed conflict, coincided with a golden age for the relatively new art of advertising.

This comprehensive introduction to the study of war and genocide presents a disturbing case that the potential for slaughter is deeply rooted in the political, economic, social and ideological relations of the modern world.

This comprehensive introduction to the study of war and genocide presents a disturbing case that the potential for slaughter is deeply rooted in the political, economic, social and ideological relations of the modern world.

As peace operations become the primary mechanism of conflict management used by the UN and regional organizations, understanding their problems and potential is essential for a more secure world.

As peace operations become the primary mechanism of conflict management used by the UN and regional organizations, understanding their problems and potential is essential for a more secure world.

Calls to Arms: Presidential Speeches, Messages, and Declarations of War is a collection of presidential messages and speeches that called America to war from John Adams and the Quasi-War with France to George W.

In one of the few book-length treatments of the subject, Nina Mjagkij conveys the full range of the African American experience during the Great War.

From the bestselling author of Kokoda and Gallipoli comes the epic story of Australia's deadliest Vietnam War battle.

John O'Halloran was a country boy from Tamworth, NSW, who was called up for national service not long after the start of the Vietnam War.

The truth about the battle that came to define our Vietnam War - from the men who were there.

Survival, heroism, courage and mateship in Ambon - a place of nightmares.

'[Mat McLachlan's] knowledge of the front is comprehensive' - Sydney Morning HeraldA complete guide to the Australian battlefields of the Western Front 1916-18.

The essential travel companion for anyone visiting Gallipoli.

In my humble opinion, Bert Kienzle did more than any other single man to make Australian victory possible.

'thoroughly researched and compelling .

Winner of the the National Book Critics Circle Award for Non-Fiction'Spellbinding .

Widely regarded as a classic on the Vietnam War, Decent Interval provides a scathing critique of the CIAs role in and final departure from that conflict.