Canada at War
From the Plains of Abraham to the Battle of the Atlantic, and from women volunteers at home to a journalist tracing his father’s footsteps through a foreign conflict, a variety of stories about Canadian military history are told in recently published books.
Below we feature books authored by well-known historians such as Gwynne Dyer, Ted Barris and Tim Cook, alongside a detailed graphic history of a key First World War battle and a novel that portrays life in a war zone for younger readers.
Together, these books reveal some of the stories and experiences of Canadians during times of conflict.
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E. J. Hughes: Canadian War Artist, by Robert Amos
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Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great War, by Tim Cook
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Through Their Eyes: A Graphic History of Hill 70 and Canada’s First World War, by Matthew Barrett and Robert C. Engen
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The Plains of Abraham: Battlefield 1759 and 1760, by the National Battlefields Commission with Hélène Quimper
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Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory, by Ted Barris
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The Shortest History of War: From Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers — A Retelling for Our Times, by Gwynne Dyer
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Bombs and Barbed Wire: Stories of Acadian Airmen and Prisoners of War, 1939–1945, by Ronald Cormier
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This Game of War, Fiction for ages 9 and up, by Ed Butts
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The Volunteers: How Halifax Women Won the Second World War, by Leslie Lowe
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In Our Youth: The Lives, Adventures, and Sacrifices of Early Canadian Flyers, by Angus Scully
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Ghosts of War: Chasing My Father’s Legend Through Vietnam, by Eric Reguly
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Montreal at War, 1914–1918, by Terry Copp, with Alexander Maavara
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