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Operation Mincemeat: the true spy story that changed the course of World War II
Par Ben Macintyre. 2010
Operation Mincemeat was the most successful wartime deception ever attempted, and certainly the strangest. It hoodwinked the Nazi espionage chiefs,…
sent German troops hurtling in the wrong direction, and saved thousands of lives by deploying a secret agent who was different, in one crucial respect, from any spy before or since: he was dead. Ben Macintyre weaves together private documents, photographs, memories, letters and diaries, as well as newly released material from the intelligence files of MI5 and Naval Intelligence, to tell for the first time the full story. 2010.Open your hearts: the story of the Jewish war orphans in Canada
Par Fraidie Martz. 1996
From 1947 to 1949, the Canadian government reluctantly allowed 1,123 children, survivors of the Holocaust, into the country. Drawing on…
archival materials, memoirs, interviews and diaries, it describes how these young people, though traumatized by their war-time experiences, flourished in the care of their community and became productive citizens. Their stories also may hold lessons for current Canadian immigration policy.One woman's war: a Canadian reporter with the Free French
Par Gladys Arnold. 1987
The author was the Paris correspondent for Canadian Press during the first part of World War II. She was the…
only Canadian reporter to experience the invasion of France by the Germans in 1940. She returned to Canada in 1941 to work for the cause of the Free French. 1987.Découvrir les 7 facettes du parent accompli: être parent éveilleur, guider avec compassion et sagesse
Par Sylvie A Bouchard. 2011
Être parent, c'est avant tout être en relation avec d'autres humains : nos enfants. Et comme parents, notre responsabilité humaine…
est d'accompagner ces humains en croissance vers la réalisation la plus ultime possible des grandes qualités humaines. Que ce soit en famille traditionnelle ou reconstituée, être parent est un défi de taille. Découvrez les 7 facettes du parent accompli. Comment éveiller le potentiel de vos enfants à l'aide des archétypes universels suivants : Le Parent aimant; Le Gardien; Le Guide; Le Leader bienveillant; Le Maître; Le Sage; Le Magicien. 2011.One day in August: the untold story behind Canada's tragedy at Dieppe
Par David R O'Keefe. 2013
For seven decades, the objective for the Dieppe raid has been one of the most perplexing mysteries of World War…
II. After almost two decades of research, David O’Keefe skillfully pieces together the story like a jigsaw puzzle to reveal the prime reason behind the raid: a highly secret mission designed, in one of Britain’s darkest times, to redress the balance of the war. c2013.Ô Jérusalem: récit
Par Dominique Lapierre. 1971
Les événements, qui vont de novembre 1947 à juillet 1948 à Jérusalem, qui marquent le départ des Anglais et le…
début du conflit israélo-arabe. Un formidable récit historique débordant d'aventures, de drames, d'amour, d'héroïsme et de secrets révélés. Un livre clé qui permet de comprendre la guerre entre les Juifs et Arabes. 1994, c1971.The Liberation Campaign for Holland, a series of fierce battles during the last three months of the war, was bittersweet…
- a nation's freedom was won and the war concluded, but the fighting cost Canada over 6,000 casualties. Drawing upon official records and veteran memories, Zuehlke brings to life this concluding chapter in the story of Canada in World War II. Explicit descriptions of violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2010. (Canadian Battle Series)Now I know why tigers eat their young: how to survive your teenagers with humour
Par Peter Marshall. 1992
On wave and wing: the 100 year quest to perfect the aircraft carrier
Par Barrett Tillman. 2017
What defended the US after the attack on Pearl Harbor, defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and is…
an essential tool in the fight against terror? Aircraft carriers. For seventy years, these ships remained a little understood cornerstone of American power. Tillman sheds light on the history of these floating leviathans and offers a nuanced analysis of the largest man-made vessel in the history of the world. 2017.On the triangle run
Par James Barrett Lamb. 1986
Lamb tells the story of our navy's battles in the waters off Canada's coasts during World War II. The navy…
struggled against the fearsome elements of the North Atlantic as well as the dreaded German U-boats. 1986.Oh boy!: mothers tell the truth about raising teen sons
Par Maryann Bucknum Brinley. 2004
Thirty-one stories by mothers of teenage boys about the many trials of raising a boy through the years of bad…
grades, body odour, prank calls, sex, and drinking. Each story serves as a reminder that no mother is the only one to go through the difficult stages, and all have happy endings, eventually. Some strong language. 2004.On becoming baby wise: Book one
Par Gary Ezzo, Robert Bucknam. 2001
The classic reference guide utilized by over 1,000,000 parents worldwide. The Babywise Parent Directed Feeding concept has enough structure to…
bring security and order to your baby's world, yet enough flexibility to give mom freedom to respond to outside needs. It teaches parents how to lovingly guide their baby's day rather than be guided or enslaved to the infant's unknown needs. The average breast-fed PDF baby sleeps continuously through the night between weeks seven and nine, and healthy sleep in infants is analogous to healthy growth and development. 2001.Le camp des femmes: Ravensbruck (Collection Dossiers et documents)
Par Christian Bernadac. 1980
Ravensbruck est unique. Seul camp de concentration réservé aux femmes, il fut un enclos de travail et d'extermination pour des…
dizaines de milliers de femmes. L'auteur a préféré laisser la parole à celles qui furent les personnages réels de cette monstrueuse tragédie de l'histoire, les déportées. Quelques descriptions de violence. 1980.Maman last call
Par Nathalie Petrowski. 1995
Autobiographie ou fiction? La question reste ouverte! Une jeune femme dans la trentaine avancée ayant contesté l'esclavage de la maternité…
est enceinte malgré elle. Elle décide de poursuivre sa grossesse malgré tout et l'expérience de la maternité transforme ses idéologies. Le récit écrit avec pittoresque et vivacité se transforme en une réflexion positive à l'égard de la maternité. Un récit souvent drôle qui touchera tous les parents, passés, présent, et futurs. 1995.Comment apprendre l'autodiscipline aux enfants (Actualisation)
Par Thomas Gordon, Louise Drolet. 1990
Éduquer sans punir, c'est ce que tout parent et tout enseignant souhaite. Or même si de nombreuses recherches ont démontré…
les effets nocifs des punitions, du pouvoir et de la permissibilité, même si les méthodes d'éducation ont changé la discipline reste la préoccupation première des éducateurs. Voici un livre qui clarifie ce sujet et propose des options concrètes. 1990. Titre uniforme: Teaching children self-discipline.North Atlantic run: the Royal Canadian Navy and the battle for the convoys
Par Marc Milner. 1985
New toddler taming: a parents' guide to the first four years
Par Christopher Green. 2006
Many parents wonder how the sweet, chubby baby which gurgles happily at them for the first twelve months changes so…
suddenly into a bellowing, tantrum prone, heel drumming, carpet biting toddler. What's gone wrong? Whose fault is it? What can be done about it? Dr. Christopher Green quickly calms fear of 'abnormal' bad behaviour, points out the inevitable strains of bringing up children and offers invaluable practical advice on all fronts from sleeping problems and tantrums to toilet training. This new edition also includes updated information on childhood eating habits, sibling rivalry and discipline. 2006.New babycare
Par Miriam Stoppard. 2009
This title offers advice on looking after your baby from feeding, first aid and childhood immunisations to tips on sleeping,…
crying, bathing, hygiene, playing and more. This is a stage-by-stage guide to your baby's physical, emotional and intellectual development. 2009.Naples '44: an intelligence officer in the Italian labyrinth
Par Norman Lewis. 2002
Norman Lewis arrived in Naples as an Intelligence Officer attached to the American Fifth Army. By 1944 the city's inhabitants…
were so destitute that all the tropical fish in the aquarium had been devoured, and numbers of respectable women had been driven to prostitution. The mafia gradually became so indispensable to the occupying forces that it succeeded in regaining its former power. Despite the cruelty and suffering he encountered, Lewis writes in the diary, "were I given the chance to be born again, Italy would be the country of my choice." 2002.Nemesis: the battle for Japan, 1944-45
Par Max Hastings. 2008
A masterly narrative history of the climactic battles of the Second World War. The battle for Japan that ended many…
months after the battle for Europe involved enormous naval, military and air operations from the borders of India to the most distant regions of China. The great naval battle of Leyte Gulf; the war in China; the re-conquest of Burma by the British Army under General Slim; the Marines on Iwojima and Okinawa; LeMay's Super-fortress assaults on Japan; the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; the kamikaze pilots of Japan; the Soviet blitzkrieg in Manchuria in the last days of the war; and the terrible final acts across Japanese-occupied Asia. 2008.