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  • The History of Fort St. Joseph

    by Graeme Mount ...
    In early 1812, as the British and the Americans were on the brink of war in North America, Fort St. Joseph was not thought to be of much importance to the British cause. It was disregarded as a useless, poorly located post. But when war was delcared, the garrison at Fort St. Joseph pulled off a miracle: it captured the American Fort Mackinac, and for the remainder of the War of 1812 the British ... Read more

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  • Canada's Enemies

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    In 1898, Spanish spies based in Montreal, Halifax, and Victoria monitored the United States war effort against their homeland, while U.S. counter-intelligence officials watched the Spaniards. Neither the Americans nor the Spaniards sought Canadian permission for these activities.Britain’s enemies (and often America’s enemies) have also been Canada’s enemies. Without the heroic counter-intelligence ... Read more

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  • Untold

    Northeastern Ontario's Military Past, Volume 2, World War II - Peacekeeping

    In this second volume of Untold: Northeastern Ontario’s Military Past, authors Dieter K. Buse and Graeme S. Mount detail the contributions and experiences of men and women from northeastern Ontario who participated in military conflicts. They present, among many topics, the Spanish Civil War, internment of enemy aliens, prisoner of war camps in northeastern Ontario, and participating in World War ... Read more

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  • Untold

    Northeastern Ontario's Military Past, Volume 1, 1662- World War 1

    Brought together for the first time, the remarkable and mostly unacknowledged contributions, experiences, and remembrances of warfare by the people of Northeastern Ontario. ... Read more

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  • The Caribbean Basin

    An International History

    Series series The New International History
    The Caribbean Basin: An International History provides a study of the entire Caribbean region, including Central America and the Caribbean coast of northern South America. It also offers analysis of:* the role of international intervention* the complex interaction among major world powers in the area* conflicts over colonial possessions and trade routes* Soviet-American confrontation in the Cold ... Read more

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  • Latin America During World War II

    Series series Jaguar Books on Latin America
    The first full-length study of World War II from the Latin American perspective, this unique volume offers an in-depth analysis of the region during wartime. Each country responded to World War II according to its own national interests, which often conflicted with those of the Allies, including the United States. The contributors systematically consider how each country dealt with commonly shared ... Read more

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  • Fight to the Finish

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  • The Fight for History

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