Dundurn: 2215 books
The War of 1812
The War That Both Sides Won
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2000
Tragedy and farce, bravery and cowardice, intelligence and foolishness, sense and nonsense - all these contradictions and more have characterized the War of 1812. The real significance of the series of skirmishes that collectively made up the war between 1812 and 1814 is the enormous impact they have...
I am heartily ashamed
Volume II: The Revolutionary War's Final Campaign as Waged from Canada in 1782
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2010
The second installment in Gavin K. Watt's Revolutionary War trilogy, I am heartily ashamed picks up where A dirty, trifling piece of business leaves off. It's a new year with new challenges.
An incredibly fierce Canadian winter was endured before raiding was resumed against the enemy's frontiers....
Poisoned by Lies and Hypocrisy
America's First Attempt to Bring Liberty to Canada,1775-1776
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2014
Historian Gavin K. Watt offers a fresh interpretation of the 1775 Invasion of Canada.
In 1775, Governor Guy Carleton returned to Canada after a four-year absence in England to discover that political unrest in the American colonies was at a fever pitch. Soon after, open warfare erupted in Massachusetts,...
The Burning of the Valleys
Daring Raids from Canada Against the New York Frontier in the Fall of 1780
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1997
In the fifth year of the War of Independence, while the Americans focused on the British thrust against the Carolinas, the Canadian Department waged a decisive campaign against the northern frontier of New York. Their primary target was the Mohawk River region, known to be the "grainbowl"...
Red Coats & Grey Jackets
The Battle of Chippawa, 5 July 1814
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 1996
"… the definitive analysis of the battle of Chippawa. Donald Graves establishes its historical background, describes the opposing armies, brings them into battle, and assesses the results, without wasting a word yet his account of the battle combines high colour and exact detail. You find yourself...
As She Began
An Illustrated Introduction to Loyalist Ontario
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1981
As She Began, an illustrated introduction to Loyalist Ontario, provides a general guide to tAhe most crucial period in Ontario's history, 1775 to 1800, when thousands of refugees from the American Revolution streamed into the land between the lakes, giving Ontario its geographic shape and political...
Korea
Canada's Forgotten War
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2011
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...
by Lance Goddard
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2005
Nazi Germany's invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940 marked the beginning of five years of terror for the Dutch people. They faced oppression and death with remarkable stoicism, but nothing could save them from the Hunger Winter of 1944-5, when more than 30,000 people died of starvation.
In...
Eleven Exiles
Accounts of Loyalists of the American Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1982
Eleven Exiles is a personal account of the American Revolution. By focusing on eleven different people who were on the losing side of the American Revolution, and who had to make new lives for themselves in what remained of British North America. Eleven Exiles reflects the major themes of those turbulent...
Destined to Survive
A Dieppe Veteran's Story
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Private Jack Poolton was among the Canadians landing at the disastrous raid on Dieppe. Fortunate to have survived, Jack was taken to a prisoner of war camp in Germany. In Destined to Survive: A Dieppe Veteran's Story, Jack Poolton relates the story of his training, capture, and experiences in the...
Fragments of War
Stories from Survivors of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1985
The young girl from the Ottawa Valley who served as a nurse in North Africa with only a helmet of fresh water a day, the teenage soldier from Fredericton who stole pig swill to survive in a Hong Kong prisoner of war camp, the English woman who survived the sinking of the Athenia to become a war-bride,...
by Edmund Cosgrove, Brick Billing
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
First published in the 1960s and long out of print, Edmund Cosgrove recounts the lives of Canada's outstanding pilots and their exploits in the two world wars. From the brilliant individualists who flew in the First World War to the tough and dedicated bomber crews of the Second, this is the story...
On Canadian Wings
A Century of Flight
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
Be prepared to soar! Whether you are an aviation enthusiast, history buff, or air traveller, don‘t miss the third in a series of photo essays on aviation in Canada, covering almost 100 years of flight by Canadians. Dramatic visuals accompany each step of aviation‘s advances, from Canada‘s first...
Wings Across Canada
An Illustrated History of Canadian Aviation
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2002
From the eccentric Fairey Battle to the lethal-looking CF-18, from modern airliners that have no defects (and no character) to the classic North Star (which had both), here is the ultimate line-up of the aircraft that have served Canadians in the last century. With over one hundred photographs of...