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Landscapes of Injustice
I Can Only Paint
Anxious Days and Tearful Nights
Why We Fight
A Complex Fate
Safe Haven
Occupied St John’s
Canadians Under Fire
One of the Boys, Second Edition
U-Boats Against Canada
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Victory Over Japan Day Reading List
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, with August 15th 2020 being the 75th Victory Over Japan Day, the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered and brought an end to the war. To commemorate the occasion, we have put together an extensive reading list highlighting the history, the narratives, and the unique experiences of WWII.
Landscapes of Injustice
A New Perspective on the Internment and Dispossession of Japanese Canadians
Edited by Jordan Stanger-Ross
A major reinterpretation of the internment of Japanese Canadians.
Secret History
Writing the Rise of Britain’s Intelligence Services
By Simon Ball
A provocative, rigorously researched study that questions what we think we know about British intelligence.
I Can Only Paint
The Story of Battlefield Artist Mary Riter Hamilton
By Irene Gammel
Uncovering the life of Mary Riter Hamilton and the lasting significance of the art she created on the battlefield.
Anxious Days and Tearful Nights
Canadian War Wives During the Great War
By Martha Hanna
An account of the challenges faced by Canadian war wives that deepens our understanding of the First World War.
The Flying Mathematicians of World War I
By Tony Royle
An inspirational account of a crucial period in the advancement of powered flight.
Transhumanizing War
Performance Enhancement and the Implications for Policy, Society, and the Soldier
Edited by H. Christian Breede, Stéphanie A.H. Bélanger and Stéfanie von Hlatky
Questioning whether the military is ready to push the boundaries of human performance.
Why We Fight
New Approaches to the Human Dimension of Warfare
Edited by Robert Engen, H. Christian Breede and Allan English
An urgent reappraisal of the human dimension of Canada’s wars and conflicts.
A Complex Fate
William L. Shirer and the American Century
By Ken Cuthbertson, Foreword by Morley Safer
The first biography of one of the most provocative and influential American journalists and historians of the twentieth century.
Safe Haven
The Wartime Letters of Ben Barman and Margaret Penrose, 1940-1943
Edited by Roderick J. Barman
The wartime experience of one British evacuee child in London, Ontario.
How It Happened
Documenting the Tragedy of Hungarian Jewry
By Erno Munkácsi, Edited by Nina Munk, Translated by Péter Balikó Lengyel, Introduction by Ferenc Laczó
Annotated by Ferenc Laczó and László Csosz, with a brief biography of Erno Munkácsi by Susan Papp
Annotated by Ferenc Laczó and László Csosz, with a brief biography of Erno Munkácsi by Susan Papp
A detailed, first-hand account of the atrocities committed against Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.
Occupied St John’s
A Social History of a City at War, 1939-1945
Edited by Steven High
The stories and memories of those who lived through the Second World War in Newfoundland.
Strangers in Arms
Combat Motivation in the Canadian Army, 1943-1945
By Robert Engen
A penetrating study of why soldiers fight and what sustained Canadians in battle during the Second World War.
Canadians Under Fire 
Infantry Effectiveness in the Second World War
By Robert Engen
A close study of how Canadian soldiers fought, killed, and died during the Second World War.
One of the Boys, Second Edition
Homosexuality in the Military during World War II
By Paul Norman Jackson
A new edition of a book that has changed the way we think about sexual conduct and combat.
U-Boats Against Canada
German Submarines in Canadian Waters
By Michael Hadley
A vibrant look at the military and political impact on Canada of in-shore submarine warfare.
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