Search Results: Returned 15 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 15
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2012., Adult, The History Press Summary Note: The barbarity and futility of war transformed a swaggering, self-confident junior officer into a seasoned, cynical veteran as his regiment struggled to survive the 1943 Italian campaign.
![And no birds sang [eBook]](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "And no birds sang [eBook]")
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2009., Adult, Douglas & McIntyre Edition: eBook ed. Summary Note: This is the story of one man's war: the memoirs of Sgt. Charles D. Kipp, who served with the Canadian army on active duty in Europe during the bloody days and weeks following D-Day. What makes this work stand out from other Second World War battlefield journals is its unadorned, almost naive sense;a guileless attention to small details, horrific and beautiful, that Kipp recalls from his experiences. First published in 2003, this is a must-read, not only for veterans of the War and military history buffs, but also for anyone who seeks to understand what ordinary soldiers endured during the Second World War. Charles d. Kipp was wounded nine times during ten months of fighting at the front during the Second World War. After the war, he farmed briefly before being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome and suffering a second heart attack. He passed away in January 2000.
![Because we are Canadians [eBook] : a battlefield memoir](/Library/images/~imageCT74550.JPG "Because we are Canadians [eBook] : a battlefield memoir")
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2017. Call No: QWF IND Bio W394t Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: First Voices, first texts Volume: fourSummary Note: "My name is Weetaltuk; Eddy Weetaltuk. My Eskimo tag name is E9-422.' So begins From the 'Tundra to the Trenches.' Weetaltuk means 'innocent eyes' in Inuktitut, but to the Canadian government, he was known as E9-422: E for Eskimo, 9 for his community, 422 to identify Eddy. In 1951, Eddy decided to leave James Bay. Because Inuit weren't allowed to leave the North, he changed his name and used this new identity to enlist in the Canadian Forces: Edward Weetaltuk, E9-422, became Eddy Vital, SC-17515, and headed off to fight in the Korean War. In 1967, after fifteen years in the Canadian Forces, Eddy returned home. He worked with Inuit youth struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, and, in 1974, started writing his life's story. This compelling memoir traces an Inuk's experiences of world travel and military service. Looking back on his life, Weetaltuk wanted to show young Inuit that they can do and be what they choose. From the Tundra to the Trenches is the fourth book in the First Voices, First Texts series, which publishes lost or underappreciated texts by Indigenous writers. This new English edition of Eddy Weetaltuk's memoir includes a foreword and appendix by Thibault Martin and an introduction by Isabelle St-Amand."--Provided by publisher.
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c2011., General, McGill-Queen's University Press Call No: Bio V258c Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Footprints series (Montréal, Quebec) Volume: 15.
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2019., McClelland & Sewart Call No: Bio T473g Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "This inspiring, compelling debut memoir chronicles the experiences of a female captain serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, and her journey to make space for herself in a traditionally masculine world. At eighteen years old, Kelly Thompson enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. Despite growing up in a military family -- she would, in fact, be a fourth-generation soldier -- she couldn't shake the feeling that she didn't belong. From the moment she arrives for basic training at a Quebec military base, a young woman more interested in writing than weaponry, she quickly realizes that her conception of what being a soldier means, forged from a desire to serve her country after the 9/11 attacks, isn't entirely accurate. A career as a female officer will involve navigating a masculinized culture and coming to grips with her burgeoning feminism. In this compulsively readable memoir, Thompson writes with wit and honesty about her own development as a woman and a soldier, unsparingly highlighting truths about her time in the military. In sharply crafted prose, she chronicles the frequent sexism and misogyny she encounters both in training and later in the workplace, and explores her own feelings of pride and loyalty to the Forces, and a family legacy of PTSD, all while searching for an artistic identity in a career that demands conformity. When she sustains a career-altering injury, Thompson fearlessly re-examines her identity as a soldier. Girls Need Not Apply is a refreshingly honest story of conviction, determination, and empowerment, and a bit of a love story, too."--.
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-- In Flanders fields.By Brazeau, Jayc1998., National Film Board of Canada Call No: DVD 940.371 M132j Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Chronicles McCrae's life from his childhood in Guelph, Ontario, to the battlefields of Belgium. Shattered by the death of his friend Alexis Helmer who was killed in 1915, Dr. John McCrae wrote one of the war's most famous poems, "In Flanders Fields". It tells the story of this famous poem and pays tribute to those who died at war.
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c2011., Dundurn Call No: 940.54 C718l Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: This is the remarkable tale of a long-forgotten letter. It was written from Germany in the aftermath of the Second World War to a Canadian in a peaceful Southern Ontario town. Both had been soldiers and had met on a German battlefield. The letter lay unseen for years and was found by the Canadians son long after the old soldiers death. This book tells how that faded letter led to the discovery of the one-time German paratrooper who became his fathers friend in the immediate aftermath of the war.
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2017., Adult, Cormorant Books Call No: QWF Bio P459o Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Canada's first woman trained for combat, a decorated officer in the "Van Doos" the legendary Royal 22nd Regiment, comes up against a system of institutional sexism. Throughout her training, Sandra Perron was repeatedly identified as top of her class, but was also subject to "pranks" that included stripping her uniform of insignia (which is a not-so-subtle way of informing her that her platoon did not have her back). The lessons she learned, however, weren't all negative - through several deployments, including Bosnia and Croatia, she forged lasting friendships with men and women. Her memoir shows that while the Canadian military did, eventually let her down, she did not do the same to her fellow soldiers or her country; it also shows that the spirit of a true hero cannot be bent or broken. Beautifully written, Perron's memoir is a testament to her fortitude and patriotism. Canada's first woman trained for combat. First woman in the Van Doos, the Royal 22nd Regiment Sexism and sexual abuse in the Canadian military is an on-going problem and continues to make the news."--From publisher.
