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  • Audiobook

    The Outbreak Atlas

    Narrated by Alex Picard ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 16 min

    The public has taken a new level of interest in outbreak response since 2020. Public health professionals are calling on citizen scientists' participation as outbreaks are increasingly occurring in complex environments, expanding the number of people and types of activities required to control the spread of disease. However, there is no comprehensive source mapping this complexity and detailing ... Read more

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  • RAF Aircrew at War

    A Sensory History, 1939–1945

    Data assembled by the RAF medical services during the Second World War revealed significant differences in psychological casualty rates based on crew position, aircraft type, and theatre of operations. The RAF concluded that flyers most likely to suffer psychological distress or collapse before the end of their operational tour were those whose temperament and background made them unable to cope ... Read more

    $126.49 CAD

  • The Imjin and Kapyong Battles

    Korea, 1951

    Series series Twentieth-Century Battles
    An "excellent history" of a massive Communist offensive and the brigades that resisted it ( H-War).The sacrifice of the British regiment known as the "Glorious Glosters" in defense of the Imjin River line and the hilltop fights of Australian and Canadian battalions in the Kapyong Valley have achieved great renown. Using official and unofficial source material ranging from personal interviews to ... Read more

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  • Inchon

    Series series Great Battles
    Inchon: the battle that saved South Korea Operation Chromite, the American-led amphibious landing at the port of Inchon [Incheon] in September 1950, is arguably the most famous battle of the Korean War. Often hailed as a masterstroke on the part of its creator, General Douglas MacArthur, its consequences were vast. Seoul was liberated by the end of the month, the invasion of South Korea by North ... Read more

    $19.39 CAD

  • Revolutionary Armies in the Modern Era

    A Revisionist Approach

    Series series The New International History
    This presents a major re-evaluation of the standard view of revolutionary armies, the range of attitudes towards the role of heroic individuals, the formation and leadership of armies, and the differences and similarities between such armies. Beginning with an exploration of the New Model Army of the 1640s, a force whose name itself seems to denote its revolutionary credentials, the author ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

  • The Second World War in Europe

    Second Edition

    Series series Seminar Studies
    This is an updated edition of the first truly concise introduction to the history of World War II in the West. The author, S. P. MacKenzie traces the major events on both fighting front and home front, explaining what happened and, just as importantly, why the balance of fortunes swung first towards the Axis and then towards the Allies. Along with overviews of the origins and consequences of the ... Read more

    $81.06 CAD

  • Bomber Boys on Screen

    RAF Bomber Command in Film and Television Drama

    Since the Second World War, depictions of Royal Air Force operations in film and television drama have become so numerous that they make up a genre worthy of scholarly attention. In this illuminating study, S. P. MacKenzie explores the different ways in which the men of RAF Bomber Command have been represented in dramatic form on the big and small screen from the war years to the present day. ... Read more

    $47.49 CAD

  • Flying against Fate

    Superstition and Allied Aircrews in World War II

    During World War II, Allied casualty rates in the air were high. Of the roughly 125,000 who served as aircrew with Bomber Command, 59,423 were killed or missing and presumed killed—a fatality rate of 45.5%. With odds like that, it would be no surprise if there were as few atheists in cockpits as there were in foxholes; and indeed, many airmen faced their dangerous missions with beliefs and rituals ... Read more

    $37.59 CAD

  • The Battle of Britain on Screen

    ‘The Few’ in British Film and Television Drama

    This new, updated edition of The Battle of Britain on Screen examines in depth the origins, development and reception of the major dramatic screen representations of 'The Few' in the Battle of Britain produced over the past 75 years. Paul MacKenzie explores both continuity and change in the presentation of a wartime event that acquired and retains near-mythical dimensions in popular consciousness ... Read more

    $183.99 CAD

  • What Ales the Earl

    Series Book 1 - The Widow's Brew Series
    **“An engaging plot…**A fun, heartwarming Regency romance elevated by witty dialogue and a unique concept.”—Kirkus ReviewsScandal does not define the “fallen” ladies of Puddledon Manor’s Benevolent Home. Instead, it’s a recipe for an intoxicating new future as the women combine their talents—to operate their own brewery and alehouse…When Penelope Barnes arrived at the Home with her young daughter, ... Read more

    $6.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Merry Viscount

    Series Book 2 - The Widow's Brew Series
    The “fallen” ladies of Puddledon Manor’s Benevolent Home are determined to rise above scandal—and forge a sparkling new future operating their own brewery and alehouse…With Christmas around the corner, Miss Caroline Anderson hoped to persuade a London tavern owner to carry the Home’s Widow’s Brew—only to discover the dastard was more interested in her ankles than her ale! To her further annoyance, ... Read more

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  • The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

    by Mackenzi Lee ...
    Series Book 1 - Montague Siblings
    A Kirkus Prize nominee and Stonewall Honor winner with 5 starred reviews! A New York Times bestseller!Named one of the best books of 2017 by NPR and the New York Public Library!"The queer teen historical you didn’t know was missing from your life.”****—Teen Vogue"A stunning powerhouse of a story."****—School Library Journal"A gleeful romp through history."—ALA Booklist<... ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus