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  • Intrepid Warriors

    Perspectives on Canadian Military Leaders

    Edited by Colonel Bernd Horn ...
    Command and leadership are very personal endeavours. The manner in which an individual commands others and exercises leadership speaks more to the character and personality of the individual in question than it does to the concept of command or leadership in and of themselves.Intrepid Warriors takes an intimate look at a number of Canada’s finest military commanders and leaders during the crucible ... Read more

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  • German Soldiers in the Great War

    Letters and Eyewitness Accounts

    The first English translation of writings that capture the lives and thoughts of German soldiers fighting in the trenches and on the battlefields of WWI.German Soldiers in the Great War is a vivid selection of firsthand accounts and other wartime documents that shed new light on the experiences of German frontline soldiers during the First World War. It reveals in authentic detail the perceptions ... Read more

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  • Warrior Chiefs

    Perspectives on Senior Canadian Military Leaders

    They were the men who led our nation in war and peace. In world wars, they were the steady hands guiding our forces to victory; in peacekeeping, they helped to establish and preserve order. Over the years they have helped the Canadian Forces to become one of the proudest militaries in the world.Warrior Chiefs: Perspectives on Senior Canadian Military Leaders is the first book of a two-part series ... Read more

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  • Fortune Favours the Brave

    Tales of Courage and Tenacity in Canadian Military History

    Edited by Colonel Bernd Horn ...
    Many Canadians see the role their country's military plays in Afghanistan as an anomaly. However, this assumption is far from the truth. As U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has commented, "Canadians are fierce fighters." Fortune Favours the Brave certainly proves this point in a collection of essays that showcases the fighting spirit and courage of Canada's military.Daring actions featured ... Read more

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  • No Easy Task

    Fighting in Afghanistan

    Afghanistan has long been considered the graveyard of empires. Throughout their history, Afghans have endured the ravages of foreign invaders, from marauding hordes and imperial armies to global superpowers, while demonstrating a fierce independence and strong resistance to outside occupiers. Those who have ventured into Afghanistan with notions of controlling its people have soon discovered that ... Read more

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  • Casting Light on the Shadows

    Canadian Perspectives on Special Operations Forces

    Special Operations Forces (SOF) have never been an integral element of Canada's military capability. Although units have existed periodically throughout the country's history, they have always been in the shadows. However, the terrorist attack in the United States on September 11, 2001, changed that. In the aftermath of 9/11, SOF became the force of choice. Casting Light on the Shadows consists of ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    To Have or To Be?

    by Erich Fromm ...
    Narrated by Adriel Brandt ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 28 min

    To Have Or to Be? is one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. Nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revolution to save our threatened planet, this book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Eric Fromm. His thesis is that two modes of existence struggle for the spirit of humankind: the having mode, which concentrates on material possessions, ... Read more

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  • On Disobedience

    by Erich Fromm ...
    "Human history began with an act of disobedience, and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience."—from On DisobedienceOne of the great psychological and social philosophers of the twentieth century, Erich Fromm expounded on the importance of disobedience and the authentic voice of the individual in modern culture. As relevant now as when it was first published, On ... Read more

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  • Life Everlasting

    The Animal Way of Death

    An enlightening look at animal behavior and the cycle of life and death, from "one of the finest naturalists of our time" (Edward O. Wilson).When a good friend with a severe illness wrote, asking if he might have his "green burial" at Bernd Heinrich's hunting camp in Maine, it inspired the acclaimed biologist to investigate a subject that had long fascinated him. How exactly does the animal world ... Read more

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  • Show No Fear

    Daring Actions in Canadian Military History

    Show No Fear is a collection of essays that captures the richness of Canadian military history. Although Canadians see their nation as a peaceable kingdom and themselves as an unmilitary people, the truth is that Canada has a proud military heritage. Moreover, the nations citizens and their descendants share a legacy of courage, tenacity, and warfighting prowess. This volume of daring actions ... Read more

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  • Establishing a Legacy

    The History of the Royal Canadian Regiment 1883-1953

    Regimental histories are a virtual window to a nation. They provide insight into a country’s culture, values, and martial spirit. But more specifically they tell the story of the men and women who fight their nation’s wars.Created as an infantry school corps to train the Militia, the Royal Canadian Regiment quickly grew to serve the national interest at home and abroad. From its first operational ... Read more

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  • No Lack of Courage

    Operation Medusa, Afghanistan

    No Lack of Courage is the story of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Operation Medusa, the largely Canadian action in Afghanistan from 1 to 17 September 2006, to dislodge a heavily entrenched Taliban force in the Pashmul district of Afghanistans Kandahar Province. At stake, according to senior Afghan politicians and NATO military commanders, was nothing less than the very existence of the ... Read more

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