Deadly Seas: The Duel Between the St Croix and U305 in the Battle of the Atlantic

By David J. Bercuson and Holger H. Herwig

If all Gaul, as the Romans had it, was divided in three parts, then all military history is divided into five. There are what we might call the serious studies, the academics’ and the theorists’ ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: History

Deadly Seas: The Story of the St Croix, the U-305 and the Battle of the Atlantic

By David J. Bercuson and Holger H. Herwig

Deadly Seas is a good idea. David J. Bercuson is a Canadian military historian with over 30 books to his credit and Holger H. Herwig is one of the world’s foremost German naval historians. Together ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: History

Once upon a Tomb: Stories from Canadian Graveyards

By Nancy Millar

Alberta writer Nancy Millar believes one of the best ways to explore history is to visit the dead – not literally, of course, but in graveyards. In Once Upon a Tomb, the nation-wide follow-up to ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: History

Inside the Hermit Kingdom

By Yi Sun-Kyung

Inside the Hermit Kingdom is journalist and filmmaker Yi Sun-Kyung’s first book. It is in three sections: a personal odyssey of her adjustment as an immigrant to Canada, her attempt to discover the real North ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: History

Music for the Tsar of the Sea

By Celia Barker Lottridge, Harvey Chan, illus.

Each country has its share of folklore – stories sent from the past through the oral tradition. They were never intended especially for children; they were for everyone. Whatever their country of origin, folk tales ... Read More »

April 6, 2004 | Filed under: History

Weighing the Elephant

By Ting-xing Ye, Suzane Langlois, illus.

April 6, 2004 | Filed under: History

In Peril on the Sea

By Donald Graves

Imagine yourself winning the Second World War. You’re “standing a watch” on the open bridge of a tiny ship that is heaving on the storm-ravaged North Atlantic. You’re cold, wet, exhausted, and responsible for protecting ... Read More »

April 3, 2004 | Filed under: History

Language Visible: Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet from A to Z

By David Sacks

I have often wondered why gamma was the third letter in the ancient Greek alphabet. What happened to C? Why didn’t Victor Hugo ever use the letter W? And Ye (as in Ye Olde Pub) ... Read More »

April 3, 2004 | Filed under: History

Magnificent Entertainments

By Cynthia Cooper

In the final quarter of the last century, Canada’s elite let down their Victorian hair on four separate occasions to attend lavish fancy-dress balls unequalled in the nascent Dominion. In Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal, bankers, ... Read More »

March 25, 2004 | Filed under: History

River Time: Racing the Ghosts of the Klondike Rush

By John Firth

The Yukon River has been called the world’s longest museum. This makes it the perfect setting for River Time, Whitehorse author John Firth’s paean to the Klondike.Firth is president of the Yukon River Marathon Paddling ... Read More »

March 24, 2004 | Filed under: History

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Deadly Seas: The Duel Between the St Croix and U305 in the Battle of the Atlantic

Deadly Seas: The Story of the St Croix, the U-305 and the Battle of the Atlantic

Once upon a Tomb: Stories from Canadian Graveyards

Inside the Hermit Kingdom

Music for the Tsar of the Sea

Weighing the Elephant

In Peril on the Sea

Language Visible: Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet from A to Z

Magnificent Entertainments

River Time: Racing the Ghosts of the Klondike Rush

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