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Learn more about the Ukraine with a collection of over 25 informative films.
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UBC Press
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English
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"In August 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Hill 70, vital terrain just north of the French town of Lens. The Canadians suffered some 5,400 casualties and in three harrowing days defeated twenty-one German counterattacks. This spectacularly successful but shockingly costly battle was as innovative as Vimy, yet few Canadians have heard of it. Capturing Hill 70 marks the centenary of this triumph by dissecting different facets of the battle, from planning...
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UBC Press
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English
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"Three-quarters of a century after the Second World War, almost all the participants are gone. This book contains interviews with and about the Canadian generals who led the troops during that war. Edited and introduced by one of the foremost military historians of our time, this carefully curated collection brings to life the generals and their wartime experiences. The content is revealing and conversations frank. Peers and subordinates alike scrutinize...
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UBC Press
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English
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"For decades, people living in adjacent communities along the CanadaUS border enjoyed close social and economic relationships with their neighbours across the line. The introduction of new security measures during the First World War threatened this way of life by restricting the movement of people and goods across the border. Many Canadians resented the new regulations introduced by their provincial and federal governments, deriding them...
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UBC Press
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English
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"For decades, Canadas involvement in the United Nations peacekeeping missions symbolized a desire for a better future, a belief in the policies of the present, and nostalgia for Canadas past reputation. Yet, despite its lengthy association with the highest aspirations of Canadian citizens, peacekeeping is also a contested part of our identity. Creating Canada's Peacekeeping Past illuminates how participation in the United Nations...
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UBC Press
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English
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Brings the historian's myriad tools to bear on Canadians, from prime ministers to lumberjacks to Indigenous leaders. Drawing on the rich details of biography--the what--the contributors also address the larger questions--the so what--that drive history. These are not simply stories about the lives of individuals but critical reflections on subjects who are directly involved in, and affected by, politics.
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