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    More Sherlock Holmes than James Herriot

    by Roger Windsor ...
    Narrated by Gethyn Edwards ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The Veterinary Detectives

    Unabridged

    16 hours 37 min

    Roger Windsor’s stories of life as, first, a naive student at vet school, then as a junior vet in general practice, and finally as a senior member of the Veterinary Investigation Service runing a laboratory in Africa, certainly give James Herriot a run for his money. His vignettes of animal woe and human frailty have enduring appeal, and the story of setting up such a valuable service in Botswana, ... Read more

    $24.74 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Loyal Gunners

    3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal Company) and the History of New Brunswick's Artillery, 1893-2012

    by Lee Windsor, Roger Sarty, Marc Milner ...
    Series Book 1 - Canadian Unit, Formation, and Command Histories
    Loyal Gunners uniquely encapsulates the experience of Canadian militia gunners and their units into a single compelling narrative that centres on the artillery units of New Brunswick. The story of those unitsis a profoundly Canadian story: one of dedication and sacrifice in service of great guns and of Canada.The 3rd Field Regiment (The Loyal Company), Royal Canadian Artillery, is Canada’s oldest ... Read more

    $46.39 CAD

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    $11.99 CAD

  • D-Day

    Canadian Heroes of the Famous World War II Invasion

    by Tom Douglas ...
    Series series Amazing Stories
    On June 6, 1944, a daring and ambitious invasion of Europe changed the course of World War II, eventually leading to the surrender of Nazi Germany. During the night, through storms and high seas, the Allied forces swept towards the beaches of Normandy in France. This is the story of the bravery, the heroism, and the sheer dumb luck of the more than 14,000 Canadians who played a crucial role in ... Read more

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  • Breakout From Juno

    First Canadian Army and the Normandy Campaign, July 4-August 21, 1944

    by Mark Zuehlke ...
    The ninth book in the Canadian Battle Series, Breakout from Juno, is the first dramatic chronicling of Canada's pivotal role throughout the entire Normandy Campaign following the D-Day landings.On July 4, 1944, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division won the village of Carpiquet but not the adjacent airfield. Instead of a speedy victory, the men faced a bloody fight. The Canadians advanced relentlessly ... Read more

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  • The Regiment

    by Farley Mowat ...
    Series Book 28 - Voyageur Classics
    The story of an astonishing band of Canadian soldiers and their part in the Allied victory in Italy.The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (the Hasty Ps) was Canada’s most decorated regiment in the Second World War, winning thirty-one battle honours. Famed for their role in the Allied invasion of Sicily and the conquest of Italy, for six years the members of the regiment suffered brutal ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

  • Of Courage and Determination

    The First Special Service Force, "The Devil's Brigade," 1942–44

    by Colonel Bernd Horn, Michel Wyczynski ...
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  • Deadlock in Korea

    Canadians at War, 1950-1953

    by Ted Barris ...
    Between 1950 and 1953, nearly 30,000 Canadian volunteers joined the effort to contain communist incursions into South Korea and support the fledgling United Nations. All the services were there and all served with distinction. The Royal Canadian Navy led a daring rescue of troops from the port of Chinnampo in 1950; members of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry won the highest US ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD

  • First Soldiers Down

    Canada's Friendly Fire Deaths in Afghanistan

    by Ron Corbett ...
    On April 18, 2002, Alpha Company, Third Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, was on a training exercise at Tarnak Farms, a former Taliban artillery range in southern Afghanistan. The exercise had been underway for nearly seven hours when two American fighter pilots flew overhead. One, Major Harry Schmidt, saw the artillery fire below, and thinking he was under attack, ... Read more

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  • Highway of Heroes

    True Patriot Love

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    The first four Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan were repatriated at Canadas largest military base in 2002. The fallen soldiers were driven down the 172-kilometre stretch of highway between Trenton and Toronto, and pedestrians lined the overpasses, hoping to make a connection with the grieving families. The support these people show isnt political; its not a movement for or against Canadian ... Read more

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    Everyday Life in Upper Canada, 1812–1814

    by Dorothy Duncan ...
    Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst explores the web of human relationships that developed in Upper Canada following the American Revolution, in the years leading up to the War of 1812, and during the conflict that raged for two years between the young United States and Britain, its former master. The book focuses on the families, homes, gardens, farms, roads, villages, towns, shops, and ... Read more

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  • Capturing Hill 70

    Canada’s Forgotten Battle of the First World War

    by Douglas E. Delaney, Serge Marc Durflinger ...
    Series series Studies in Canadian Military History
    In August 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Hill 70, a vital piece of ground just north of the French industrial town of Lens. The Canadians suffered some 5,400 casualties and defeated three days of determined German counter attacks. This spectacularly successful but shockingly costly battle was as innovative as Vimy, yet only a handful of Canadians have heard of it or of subsequent attempts to ... Read more

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