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Canada’s Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force at 100

By: David J. Bercuson

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Canada’s Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force at 100

By: David J. Bercuson

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was founded in 1924 as a sort of federal air service, carrying out civilian-type operations for Ottawa. In the Second World War, the RCAF grew to more than 200,000 personnel in overseas squadrons and performed virtually every type of mission, including bombing and hunting submarines. Over the decades since, the RCAF has tried valiantly to carry out its mission of defending Canada, even when starved of funds by the federal government. Today, it is once again on the verge of becoming a modern, well-equipped air force. In Canada’s Air Force, historian David J. Bercuson shares the history of the first one hundred years of the Royal Canadian Air Force, from its inception in 1924 to its centennial in 2024. Drawing on memoirs, diaries, unpublished histories, archival sources, interview transcripts, and standard reference works such as The Bomber Command War Diaries, Bercuson traces the history of the RCAF as not only a fighting force but also a human institution. Canada’s Air Force analyses the first century of the RCAF through the clear-eyed perspective of a Canadian historian who has closely scrutinized one hundred years of the RCAF’s story.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487509383

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Blood on the Hills

The Canadian Army in the Korean War

By: David Jay Bercuson

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Blood on the Hills

The Canadian Army in the Korean War

By: David Jay Bercuson

Covering training, manning, equipment, and combat efforts, this is first full non-offical history of the Canadian Army's operations from the summer of 1950 to the ceasefire of 1953.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802085164

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9780802085160

Canada and the Birth of Israel

A Study in Canadian Foreign Policy

By: David J. Bercuson

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Canada and the Birth of Israel

A Study in Canadian Foreign Policy

By: David J. Bercuson

Canadian Zionists of the 1930s were anxious to involve their government in the Palestine question. The pressure they brought to bear was fuelled by a new urgency when British policy in Palestine denied entry to Jewish refugees from the Nazi terror. Today there is a widely held impression that the Canadian government responded quickly and sympathetically to that pressure. Jews and Arabs alike, each for their own purposes, have created the image of a Canada friendly to Zionism, and of Canadian policy directed by such pro-Zionists as Lester Pearson. But as David Bercuson demonstrates, the truth is far more complex. In fact, Zionist efforts to involve Canada in the Palestine question met with considerable resistance from Ottawa, even when Canada was elected to membership on the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine in 1947. The partition of Palestine was eventually supported by Canada, but begrudgingly. Ottawa viewed partition as the ‘least lousy’ solution to a problem that was acutely sensitive both diplomatically and politically. Hardly the champions of Zionism that it has generally been considered, Canada is revealed in Bercuson’s study as having established a middle east policy, not on moral or ideological grounds, but on the basis of the politicians’ view of its own national interests.

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449

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University of Toronto Press

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1442633522

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9781442633520

Deadly Seas

The Duel Between The St.Croix And The U305 In The Battle Of The Atlantic

By: David Bercuson,Holger H. Herwig

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Deadly Seas

The Duel Between The St.Croix And The U305 In The Battle Of The Atlantic

By: David Bercuson,Holger H. Herwig

A brilliant work of naval history, Deadly Seas tells the dramatic story of the birth, life, and death of two wartime vessels, one Allied, the other Axis, and, through them, the larger story of the epic Battle of the Atlantic itself.

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Vintage Canada

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0307368483

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9780307368485

Valour and the Horror Revisited

By: David J. Bercuson,Wise

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Valour and the Horror Revisited

By: David J. Bercuson,Wise

In January 1992 the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) broadcast The Valour and the Horror, a three-part television series on Canada's role in World War II. It sparked a major controversy among viewers, war veterans, and historians. Brian and Terence McKenna, the authors-producers of the series, were accused of distorting historical facts, maligning individuals such as commanders Arthur Harris and Guy Simonds, presenting a biased account of events, and overstepping the line between journalism and drama. The Valour and the Horror Revisited brings together source documents, original essays, and commentaries to provide an analysis of the specific accusations and of larger questions concerning responsible journalism. Included in the collection are reports by David Bercuson and S.F. Wise, who were asked by the CBC ombudsman to assess the series; the CBC ombudsman's report; the McKennas' response to the ombudsman's report; the ombudsman's commentary on the McKennas' response; and three new essays by historians John Ferris, William McAndrew, and Scot Robertson on the incidents covered in the series - Canadian involvement in the battles in Hong Kong and Normandy, and the bombing of Germany. The Valour and the Horror Revisited addresses such important issues as the dangers of "docudrama," the calibre of the Canadian media, the meaning of the Canadian experience in the war, and the nature of history.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773565132

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9780773565135

CCF Colonialism in Northern Saskatchewan

Battling Parish Priests, Bootleggers, and Fur Sharks

By: David Quiring

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CCF Colonialism in Northern Saskatchewan

Battling Parish Priests, Bootleggers, and Fur Sharks

By: David Quiring

An elegantly written history that documents the colonial relationship between the CCF and the Saskatchewan north.

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UBC Press

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0774851007

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9780774851008

The World Reacts to the Holocaust

By: David S. Wyman,Charles H. Rosenzveig

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The World Reacts to the Holocaust

By: David S. Wyman,Charles H. Rosenzveig

Among the issues examined are the extent of the human destruction, the degree of collaboration, Jewish reactions, and efforts to save the Jews.

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JHU Press

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0801849691

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9780801849695

The Limits of Labour

Class Formation and the Labour Movement in Calgary, 1883-1929

By: David Bright

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The Limits of Labour

Class Formation and the Labour Movement in Calgary, 1883-1929

By: David Bright

In a few short decades before the First World War, Calgary was transformed from a frontier outpost into a complex industrial metropolis. With industrialization there emerged a diverse and equally complex working class. David Bright explores the various levels of class formation and class identity in the city to argue that Calgary's reputation as a prewar centre of labour conservatism is in need of revision.

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UBC Press

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0774841664

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One Christmas in Washington

The Secret Meeting Between Roosevelt and Churchill That Changed the World

By: David Bercuson,HolgerH Herwig

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One Christmas in Washington

The Secret Meeting Between Roosevelt and Churchill That Changed the World

By: David Bercuson,HolgerH Herwig

Herwig and Bercuson grippingly recreate the dramatic days of the Washington War Conference of 1941-42, using the diaries, meeting notes and personal letters of the key characters. One Christmas in Washington is the authoritative and emotional story of two proud and accomplished men struggling to overcome their own biases, suspicion, and hubris to create what turned out to be a war-winning alliance.

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Harry N. Abrams

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1585678465

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9781585678464

Foundations of Justice

Alberta's Historic Courthouses

By: David Mittelstadt

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Foundations of Justice

Alberta's Historic Courthouses

By: David Mittelstadt

Based on original research, this exhaustive volume provides a rich background to Albertas historic courthouses. Covering in detail all of Albertas historic courthouses built between 1874 and 1950, this book considers many facets of these unique and significant structures.

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University of Calgary Press

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1552381234

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9781552381236

Confrontation at Winnipeg

Labour, Industrial Relations, and the General Strike

By: David Bercuson

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Confrontation at Winnipeg

Labour, Industrial Relations, and the General Strike

By: David Bercuson

Why was Winnipeg the scene of the longest and most complete general strike in North American history? Bercuson answers this question by examining the development of union labour and the impact of depression and war in the two decades preceding the strike.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773562672

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9780773562677

Feasting on Misfortune

Journeys of the Human Spirit in Alberta's Past

By: David Jones

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Feasting on Misfortune

Journeys of the Human Spirit in Alberta's Past

By: David Jones

Against this background of confrontation, constraint and adversity, Albertans searched for human fulfillment in their personal lives." "David C. Jones follows the sagas of a heretic, an artist, two paladins of the people, a coal boss and his enemies, a spy, a priest, a cat, and a sage. Through his eyes we see what the human spirit does with misfortune: the spirit feeds on trouble until it grows or sickens."--BOOK JACKET.

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University of Alberta

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0888643012

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A David Montgomery Reader

Essays on Capitalism and Worker Resistance

By: David W. Montgomery

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A David Montgomery Reader

Essays on Capitalism and Worker Resistance

By: David W. Montgomery

A foundational figure in modern labor history, David Montgomery both redefined and reoriented the field. This collection of Montgomery’s most important published and unpublished articles and essays draws from the historian’s entire five-decade career. Taken together, the writings trace the development of Montgomery’s distinct voice and approach while providing a crucial window into an era that changed the ways scholars and the public understood working people’s place in American history. Three overarching themes and methods emerge from these essays: that class provided a rich reservoir of ideas and strategies for workers to build movements aimed at claiming their democratic rights; that capital endured with the power to manage the contours of economic life and the capacities of the state but that workers repeatedly and creatively mounted challenges to the terms of life and work dictated by capital; and that Montgomery’s method grounded his gritty empiricism and the conceptual richness of his analysis in the intimate social relations of production and of community, neighborhood, and family life.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252056795

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9780252056796

Our Finest Hour

Canada Fights the Second World War

By: David Bercuson

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Our Finest Hour

Canada Fights the Second World War

By: David Bercuson

First published in 1995 as Maple Leaf Against the Axis, Our Finest Hour has been completely revised and updated, with new chapters that reflect the latest research into Canada’s home front in the war and the formulation and execution of Canadian war strategy at the highest levels. Although Canada was not ready for war in 1939, its people and its armed forces eventually overcame major challenges—from the building of tanks, planes, ships and trucks and the production of huge amounts of grain, meat and vegetables to the creation of the only full Canadian field army in history and a navy and air force crucial to Allied victory. From Hong Kong to the Rhine River crossing, Our Finest Hour delves incisively into the pivotal battles of the Second World War and the roles of the Canadian army, navy and air force. Bestselling author David J. Bercuson probes the war on the ground, on the seas and in the air—from the bomber offensive over Germany to the Typhoon fighter squadrons with the 2nd Tactical Air Force in Europe. With an unflinching eye, he provides insight into the successes and failures, the triumphs and shortcomings, of the Canadian military. Our Finest Hour is at once a masterpiece of historical narrative and a celebration of a growing country’s contribution during the Second World War.

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HarperCollins Publishers

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1443418749

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9781443418744

Book's by David J. Bercuson

Canada’s Air Force

Canada’s Air Force

Blood on the Hills

Blood on the Hills

Canada and the Birth of Israel

Canada and the Birth of Israel

Deadly Seas

Deadly Seas

Valour and the Horror Revisited

Valour and the Horror Revisited

CCF Colonialism in Northern Saskatchewan

CCF Colonialism in Northern Saskatchewan

The World Reacts to the Holocaust

The World Reacts to the Holocaust

The Limits of Labour

The Limits of Labour

One Christmas in Washington

One Christmas in Washington

Foundations of Justice

Foundations of Justice

Confrontation at Winnipeg

Confrontation at Winnipeg

Feasting on Misfortune

Feasting on Misfortune

A David Montgomery Reader

A David Montgomery Reader

Our Finest Hour

Our Finest Hour

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