Battlefront Newfoundland

Author : Jack Fitzgerald
Publisher : Breakwater Books
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000127734386

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Battlefront Newfoundland by Jack Fitzgerald Pdf

Newfoundlanders initially viewed World War II as a foreign conflict and believed that the violence in Europe could not spread to these shores. That complacency was shaken on March 3, 1942, when U-587 fired torpedoes at St. John's during the first German attack on North American soil. In the months that followed, U-boats destroyed ships at Lance Cove and Wabana on Bell Island. And in a fatal surface attack on the Newfoundland ferry Caribou, German submarines sent it to the bottom of the Atlantic with the loss of 137 lives. Battlefront Newfoundland records and preserves the provocative history of Newfoundland and its people during these dramatic years of WWII. Jack Fitzgerald is the bestselling author of Crimes that Shocked Newfoundland and The Jack Ford Story: Newfoundland's POW in Nagasaki.

Author : Melvin Baker,Peter Neary
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780228023463

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Out Here by Melvin Baker,Peter Neary Pdf

Vice Admiral Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn (1879–1957) was the British-appointed governor of Newfoundland from 1936 to 1946 – a period of remarkable change that would culminate in Newfoundland’s union with Canada in 1949. Assembling records from the British national archives and the provincial archives in Newfoundland and Labrador, Out Here presents readers with Walwyn’s quarterly reports to the secretary of state for dominion affairs in London throughout his tenure as governor. Walwyn’s position offered him a unique vantage point on the political and economic situation in Newfoundland throughout this tumultuous period. His reports bear witness to profound change, chronicling the economic downturn experienced in the final years of the Great Depression, followed by the unprecedented prosperity sparked by the Second World War that set the stage for debates over governance and for significant constitutional advance. The detailed accounts of Walwyn’s daily life in Newfoundland feature rich descriptions of capital city, company town, and outport mores; they paint a picture of coastal life in the mid-twentieth century and introduce the wide array of characters the governor encountered. Throughout, the candid insider accounts of Governor Walwyn are augmented by expert historical context and illustrated with a generous selection of contemporary photographs. As a whole, Out Here stands as an invaluable primary-source record and an important trove of information on wartime experiences in Atlantic Canada.

Author : Clifford Patrick Hall
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781039126749

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Chasing Shadows by Clifford Patrick Hall Pdf

Karl is a survivor. The night bombings of Dresden when he was a child still haunt him to this day. The terrible whistling sound as the bombs fell through the sky. His mother held him tightly while covering their heads with a heavy blanket. Their windows were blown out as bombs exploded around them. That’s why he didn’t flinch when first confronted by the notorious Nazi criminal in Santa Catarina, Brazil. This is different as he looks directly into the soulless eyes of this man who has killed hundreds at Auschwitz and is now pointing the pistol directly at him.

Author : Lida Mayo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015031821708

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The Ordnance Department: on Beachhead and Battlefront by Lida Mayo Pdf

Author : Barbara G. Friedman
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826265760

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From the Battlefront to the Bridal Suite by Barbara G. Friedman Pdf

"Friedman reexamines the stories surrounding the influx of British war brides brought back to the United States by American GIs after WWII with a focus on media representations of sexuality and marriage in wartime, showing how mass media interpretations turned from public suspicion of war brides to popular acceptance"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UGA:32108000789324

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The Ordnance Department: On beachhead and battlefront, by L. Mayo by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeff Webb
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781442692787

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The Voice of Newfoundland by Jeff Webb Pdf

Similar to the CBC and BBC, the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland was a public broadcaster that was at the centre of a cultural and political change from 1939 to 1949, during which Newfoundland faced wartime challenges and engaged in a constitutional debate about whether to become integrated into Canada. The Voice of Newfoundland studies these changes by taking a close look at the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland's radio programming and the responses of their listeners. Making excellent use of program recordings, scripts, and letters from listeners, as well as government and corporate archives, Jeff A. Webb examines several innovative programs that responded to the challenges of the Great Depression and Second World War. Webb explores the roles that radio played in society and culture during a vibrant and pivotal time in Newfoundland's history, and demonstrates how the broadcaster's decision to air political debates was pivotal in Newfoundlanders's decision to join Canada and to become part of North American consumer society. An engaging study rich in details of some of twentieth-century Newfoundland's most fascinating figures, The Voice of Newfoundland is a remarkable history of its politics and culture and an important analysis of the influence of the media and the participation of listeners.

Author : Gerald W.L. Nicholson
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773575448

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Fighting Newfoundlander by Gerald W.L. Nicholson Pdf

When Word War I began, Newfoundland had been without any kind of military organization for almost half a century. Public-spirited citizens immediately formed themselves into a Patriotic Association and within sixty days had recruited, partially equipped, and dispatched 537 officers and men overseas.

Author : United States. Dept. of the Army. Office of Military History
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UCAL:B4958076

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United States Army in World War II: The Technical Services: pt.3 The Ordnance Dept.: on beachhead and battlefront, by Lida Mayo by United States. Dept. of the Army. Office of Military History Pdf

Author : Jack Fitzgerald
Publisher : Breakwater Books
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1894377141

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Ghosts and Oddities by Jack Fitzgerald Pdf

Ghosts, Heroes and Oddities is a collection of the stories that have inspired, entertained and haunted countless generations of Newfoundlanders. The anthology captures the spirit of The Rock and its people with stories about feeling the icy cold hand of death, an Inuit woman's courageous life and the day a sea monster attacked a 150-ton schooner.

Author : Paul W. Collins
Publisher : Writeadvice Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-22
Category : Logistics, Naval
ISBN : 0987891863

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The Newfyjohn Solution by Paul W. Collins Pdf

Historians believe that the May 1941 establishment of the Newfoundland Escort Force elevated the Royal Canadian Navy into a major combatant during the Second World War. This thorough and annotated study of The "Newfyjohn" Solution, tells the story of how St. John's, Newfoundland overcame jurisdictional challenges and logistical hurdles as it evolved from a defended harbour into a major Allied escort base. The audience for The "Newfyjohn" Solution will be graduate students, researchers and historians studying the operational history of Newfoundland and Royal Canadian Navy, as well as those interested in how Second World War Allied naval bases developed during the Battle of the Atlantic.

Author : Jenny Higgins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 1927099692

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Newfoundland in the First World War by Jenny Higgins Pdf

Includes small cards in pockets that contain additional historical context.

Author : Brian Douglas Tennyson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810886797

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The Canadian Experience of the Great War by Brian Douglas Tennyson Pdf

Although the United States did not enter the First World War until April 1917, Canada enlisted the moment Great Britain engaged in the conflict in August 1914. The Canadian contribution was great, as more than 600,000 men and women served in the war effort--400,000 of them overseas--out of a population of 8 million. More than 150,000 were wounded and nearly 67,000 gave their lives. The war was a pivotal turning point in the history of the modern world, and its mindless slaughter shattered a generation and destroyed seemingly secure values. The literature that the First World War generated, and continues to generate so many years later, is enormous and addresses a multitude of cultural and social matters in the history of Canada and the war itself. Although many scholars have brilliantly analyzed the literature of the war, little has been done to catalog the writings of ordinary participants: men and women who served in the war and wrote about it but are not included among well-known poets, novelists, and memoirists. Indeed, we don't even know how many titles these people published, nor do we know how many more titles were added later by relatives who considered the recollections or collected letters worthy of publication. Brian Douglas Tennyson's The Canadian Experience of the Great War: A Guide to Memoirs is the first attempt to identify all of the published accounts of First World War experiences by Canadian veterans.

Author : Edward P. F. Rose,C. Paul Nathanail
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 1862390657

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Geology and Warfare by Edward P. F. Rose,C. Paul Nathanail Pdf

Records lessons learnt from miltary experience in World War I and II. It also contains perspectives from America which show how, in warfare, military geologists irrespective of nationality have pursued tactical and strategic terrain analysis, fortifications and tunnelling, and resource acquisition, defence installations, and field constructions and logistics. It shows how in peace-time military geologists train for wartime operations and may be involved in peace-keeping and nation-building deployments.

Author : Bryan Davies,Andrew Traficante
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459736726

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A Boy from Botwood by Bryan Davies,Andrew Traficante Pdf

Newfoundlander Arthur Manuel’s retelling of his harrowing First World War experiences are raw and real. Painstakingly researched after the long-hidden manuscript’s discovery by Bryan Davies and Andrew Traficante, this is an account without parallel in the Canadian experience of the Great War.