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  • The Imjin and Kapyong Battles

    Korea, 1951

    by S.P. MacKenzie ...
    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

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • RAF Aircrew at War

    A Sensory History, 1939–1945

    by S. P. Mackenzie ...
    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

  • Inchon

    by S. P. MacKenzie ...
    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

    by S.P. Mackenzie ...
    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

    by S.P. Mackenzie ...
    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

    by S. P. MacKenzie ...
    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

    by S. P. Mackenzie ...
    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

    by S. P. MacKenzie ...
    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

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  • Korea

    Canada's Forgotten War

    by John Melady ...
    The Korean War (1950-53) forms a little-known but exciting part of Canada's military history. The heroism and sacrifice of Canadians who fought in this conflict as part of the United Nations force has often been ignored. In this lively, anecdotal book, John Melady combines archival material and interviews with many Korean veterans. The result is a vivid, intensely human account of the war from its ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • One Day in August

    The Untold Story Behind Canada's Tragedy at Dieppe

    by David O'Keefe ...
    Magnificent and engrossing, One Day in August reveals in full for the first time the “Ultra Secret” story behind one of WW2’s most controversial mysteries—and one of Canada’s most sorrowful moments.In a narrative as powerful and moving as it is authoritative, David O’Keefe rewrites history, connecting Canada’s tragedy at Dieppe with an extraordinary and colourful cast of characters—from the young ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Rape of Nanking

    The Forgotten Holocaust Of World War II

    by Iris Chang ...
    The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal—and forgotten—massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II."A powerful, landmark book, riveting in its horror." —Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombIn December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of... ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Sleepwalkers

    How Europe Went to War in 1914

    by Christopher Clark ...
    “A monumental new volume. . . . Revelatory, even revolutionary. . . . Clark has done a masterful job explaining the inexplicable.” — Boston GlobeOne of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History)Historian Christopher Clark’s riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I.Drawing on new schol... ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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