History

Throughout history some people have pushed the limit of what is acceptable to society. The ones featured in this book lived in an era when smuggling was rife, liquor was plentiful and murder was rampant. Many become legends in their own lifetimes and, although often feared and loathed, are remembered as colourful characters who were products of the …

During the Battle of the Atlantic, Dr. George Hendry had just finished performing two major surgical operations on board the destroyer HMCS Ottawa when his ship was ambushed by 13 German U-boats. Canadian warships like Ottawa had inadequate radar sets that were incapable of detecting submarines approaching in the dark. On September 13, 1942, U-91 s …

‘A Justifiable Obsession’ traces the evolution of Ontario’s relationship with the federal government in the years following the Second World War. Through extensive archival research in both national and provincial sources, P.E. Bryden demonstrates that the province’s successive Conservative governments played a crucial role in framing the n …

Far from being a measure of progress or humanitarian aid, Indian welfare policy in Canada was used deliberately to oppress and marginalize First Nations peoples and to foster their assimilation into the dominant society. 'Enough to Keep Them Alive' explores the history of the development and administration of social assistance policies on Indian re …

Grant Dawson’s analysis of political, diplomatic, and militarydecision making avoids a narrow focus on the shocking offences of a fewCanadian soldiers, deftly investigating the broader context of thedeployment in Somalia. He shows how media pressure, government optimismabout the United Nations, and the Canadian traditions ofmultilateralism and pe …