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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 non-military people, the truth
is that Canada has a proud military heritage. Moreover, the nation's
citizens and their descendants share a legacy of courage, tenacity, and
war-fighting prowess. This volume of daring actions showcases the country's
rich and distinct national military experience while capturing the
indomitable spirit of the Canadian soldier. Actions studied include military
bravery in the Seven Years' War, the British attacks on Fort Mackinac and
Fort Detroit in the War of 1812, the Lake Erie expeditions during the
American Civil War, courage displayed at Paardeberg in the Boer War, trench
raiding in the First World War, bold valour in the ill-fated Dieppe Raid in
the Second World War, toe-to-toe fighting with the Chinese in the Korean
War, and present-day heroics in Afghanistan. |
Bernd Horn
9781550028164
155x230mm
384 pages
Dundurn Press
£18.00 pb
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Splendid Little War : The Dramatic Story
of the Spanish-American War
This is the compelling story of this often over-looked conflict, told
largely in the words of the participants themselves. It was a war peopled by
the famous and those soon to be: Teddy Roosevelt, Stephen Crane, Clara
Barton, and William Jennings Bryan are among those who played key roles in
the war against Spain. |
Frank Freidel
9781580800938
60 b&w Illustrations
155x230mm, paperback
246 pages
Burford Books
£16.50 |
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Stress of Combat - the Combat of Stress
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Caring Strategies Towards Ex-Service Men and Women
In Great Britain today there are thousands of individuals who, having served
their country, have been unable to return themselves to health in mind and
body, and who require specialist help and care. This book tells the story of
the horrors and fears veterans could not leave behind on the battlefield,
and which continue to haunt them and disrupt their lives, and those close to
them. It is an essential guide to a wide range of battle stress,
war-experience and mental conditions. The case histories and types of
patient will be of interest to the Caring Professions, the Social Services,
the Armed Forces, and to all Families with members serving, or who have
served, in the Armed Forces.
Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; ‘Shot at Dawn'; The Early
Activities of Ex-Service Charitable Organisations; The Second World War:
Casualties of Dunkirk, North Africa and Italy; The Second World War:
Casualties of the Far East and of Europe; Demobilisation, Resettlement and
the Military Hospitals; Other Conflicts: Korea, Cyprus, Malaya, Aden; Help
is Available -- but is it enough?; More Recent Conflicts: Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder and Civilian Tragedies; Treatment of the Mentally Disabled;
A Wide Range of Cases; What Can and Cannot be Done for the Mentally Disabled
Ex-Serviceman; The Lighter Side of the Work; Select Bibliography; Appendix
A: Military and other Terms and Abbreviations; Appendix B: Medical Terms and
Abbreviations; Appendix C: Useful Addresses - Where to go for Help; Index.
"...a comprehensive, carefully researched and invaluable source of
information on this important aspect of psychology and the conduct of
military operations..." - Rt Hon Paddy Ashdown MP. "...should bury,
once and for all, any lingering doubts about the existence of battle stress.
It brings home starkly what is perhaps not generally appreciated, that
thousands of veterans, suffering varying degrees of distress as a result of
service to their country, need continuing help... A list of useful contact
addresses runs to 16 pages and there are indispensable glossaries of medical
and military terminology...." - Soldier, February 1999. "...Given its
comprehensive nature and easy-to-read style we have no hesitation in
recommending it" - Scottish Legion News February/March 1999. |
Roy Brook
9781898595274
248 pages, paperback
Sussex Academic Press
£13.95 |
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The Terminal Private
Curtain in two minutes... one minute! Curtain in one minute! Well, here
goes. I have been waiting until the very last moment to put on these damn
costume shoes. They are much too small and tight but they were the best we
could get. As I bent down to begin the painful pulling and squeezing, I
suddenly recalled another pair of ill-fitting shoes that I was compelled to
wear a long, long time ago... Thus begins the military autobiography of Carl
Milo Pergolizzi, of his days as a private or soldier drafted into the United
States army. He recounts his many adventures and misadventures as a misfit,
and does so with humour accompanied by occasional sarcasm. In the end, he is
honourably discharged. His experience, like those of many million active
duty soldiers, has remained with him, and is as vivid today as it was while
faithfully serving Uncle Sam. |
Carl Milo Pergolizzi
9780828320559
150x230mm
229 pages
Branden Publishing
£14.99 pb |
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There Was a Piper, a Scottish
Piper : Memoirs of Pipe Major John T MacKenzie
The memoirs of John T MacKenzie reveal a truly remarkable man: a highly
respected authority on highland piping with a commitment to tradition and
excellence in performance. Born in Edinburgh, John T MacKenzie was a student
of piping at age nine. Enlisted in the Scots Guards, he saw active service
in the war zones of North Africa, participated in the Liberation of Norway
and was later posted to active duty in the Malaysian jungle. John T
MacKenzie bears personal witness to the horrors and valour of warfare.
Throughout, his devotion to highland piping remained, and remains, in the
forefront of his life. Appointed personal piper to the Royal Household in
1946, John T MacKenzie has piped at numerous ceremonial events in Europe and
North America. His recruitment as a Pipe Major to the Royal Canadian Air
Force in 1952 brought him to Canada, and ultimately to Glengarry County,
where his contributions to piping are legendary. |
John T MacKenzie
9781896219080
85 b&w photos
200x255mm, paperback
176 pages
Natural Heritage Books
£15.50 |
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United States Army :
Issues, Background,
Bibliography
Contents: 225 Years of Service: The US Army, 1775-2000; American Military
History; US Army Structure; Army Transformation Faces Weapon Systems
Challenges; Army Transformation and Modernisation: Overview and Issues for
Congress; The Army Reserve Components: Strength and Force Structure Issues;
US Army School of the Americas: Background; Army Corps or Engineers;
Bibliography; Author Index; Title Index; Subject Index. |
George D Bennett, Editor
9781590333006
180x260mm, hardabck
230 pages
Nova Science
£57.50 |
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Virtual Combat : A Guide to Distributed
Interactive Simulation
Explains what Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) - the Department of
Defence's new high-tech approach to developing 'virtual battlefields' via
interacting computer simulations - is, what it can do, who its players are,
and how it is used. |
Lieutenant Colonel David L Neyland (USAF Retd)
9780811731256
b&w Illustrations
155x230mm, paperback
184 pages
Stackpole Books
£12.50 |
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War Movies :
The Belle and Blade Guide to
Classic War Videos
400+ thought-provoking reviews of the best war movies produced in the past
50 years! Finally, here is a comprehensive war movie guide that reviews in
detail dozens of compelling stories about men in the military and at war.
Can you name the 25 best combat movies of all time, the ten best WWII
movies, the five best military legal dramas, fact-based military scandals,
or prisoner-of-war movies? This book attempts to do this and much more.
Written with the goal of identifying the best war movies ever produced,
these reviews promise to stir discussion and provoke debate. |
Gary Freitas
9781931741385
155x230mm, paperback
414 pages
Robert D Reed Publishing
£12.99 |
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War Since 1945
The original edition of "War Since 1945" was published in
Britain in 1980 and in the USA in 1981. It described most of the wars which
had taken place in the world since 1945 and this new edition brings the book
up to date by the addition of a chapter covering the Falkland Islands
campaign in 1982. These wars were very different in scale, length, and
savagery. But in each one, the author traces the interaction of military and
political events and shows how the military tide turned. |
Michael Carver
9781573923224
155x230mm
Prometheus Books
£18.99 pb
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Warrior Chiefs :
Perspectives on Senior
Canadian Military Leaders
They were the men who led Canada in war and peace. In world wars, they were
the steady hands guiding Canadian 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 that examines the unique Canadian
experience and outlook in regard to Generalship and the Art of the Admiral.
This first volume is a compendium of biographies of the nation's most
notable military leaders from Confederation to the post-Cold War era.
Personalities include: Sir William Otter, Sir Sam Hughes, E L M Burns, G G
Simonds, Charles Foulkes, Andy McNaughton, J V Allard, and J Dextraze, to
name only a few. |
Lieutenant-Colonel Bernd Horn and Stephen
Harris, Editors
9781550023510
12 Illustrations
155x230mm, paperback
368 pages
Dundurn Group
£12.99 |
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Women on War
: An International Anthology of Writings from Antiquity to the Present
This book gathers together writings by over 150 women, including renowned
poets, novelists, essayists, journalists, and activists, as well as ordinary
women with first-hand experience of armed conflict as survivors, refugees,
rape victims, nurses, and soldiers. Spanning the globe and traversing over
two centuries, the pieces in this compelling collection range from an
ancient verse by Sappho about a wife who awaits the return of her warrior
husband to an essay by Arundhati Roy about the impact of September 11. In
voices that are gripping, mournful, defiant, and often surprisingly hopeful,
these writers join to produce a portrait of wartime experience that has too
seldom been seen, and a plea for peace that has too seldom been heard. |
Daniela Gioseffi
(ed)
9781558614093 (pb)
9781558614086 (hb)
155x230mm
384 pages
Feminist Press
£47.50 hb £17.50 pb |
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Women Overseas :
Memoirs of the Canadian Red Cross Corps
In these Red Cross memoirs, some 30 women tell their stories of volunteer
work with the Canadian Red Cross Corps in overseas postings during World War
Two and the Korean War. These dramatic narratives take us across oceans
infested with enemy submarines to witness Canadian women on duty in the UK,
in Europe and in Asia. The volunteers shouldered challenging and often
dangerous jobs, working as nurse's aides, ambulance drivers, welfare
officers, cooks, transport drivers and in the social clubs Canadian soldiers
visited on leave. We learn how it feels to survive daily bombings and severe
food shortages, to witness death and destruction all around, and to acquire
the spirit and courage exhibited by so many 'ordinary' people during the
war. Laced with humour and filled with grace, these stories are a testament
to the vital yet often overlooked responsibilities that thousands of women
gallantly accepted for the Allied war effort. The book contains many period
photographs as well as an illuminating introduction to the Canadian Red
Cross Corps.
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Francis Martin Day et al (eds)
9780921870616
155x230mm
382 pages
Ronsdale Press
£10.50 pb |
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