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Karlina Richter must get past her feelings of animosity toward a hired shepherd if she is ever going to find out the secrets her father is keeping, while Dovie Cates risks her budding relationship

Set in the 1885 Amana colony of Homestead, Iowa, this tale finds 22-year-old Gretchen Kohler trying to tend her father's general store while watching over her young brother and senile Oma.

Johanna has lived her entire life in Amana and she longs to explore the outside world. Meanwhile, rebellious Berta struggles to adjust to life in their close knit community.

With the Great War fueling anti-German hysteria, agents of President Wilson's Council of National Defense threaten to disfigure Jutta Schmidt, torch her family's bakery, and butcher her p

An unprecedented introduction to the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. On February 1, 2016, the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) celebrated its tenth anniversary.

Canadian Forces, including Special Operations Forces, have played an outsize role in the conflict in Afghanistan, often under a cloak of secrecy. For the first time, Col.

This collection of essays explores how fighting in the rugged, hostile lands of Afghanistan is no easy task. Afghanistan has long been considered the graveyard of empires.

Many Canadians see the role their country’s military plays in Afghanistan as an anomaly. However, this assumption is far from the truth. As U.S.

Take a trip back in time to the chaos and destruction of the greatest invasion in military history, viewed through the lens of Canadian paratroopers.

Contrary to popular opinion, this nation has always consciously and consistently utilized military force to further its security, as well as its economic and political well-being.

Special Operations Forces (SOF) have never been an integral element of Canada’s military capability.

Ce sont les hommes qui ont dirigé notre nation en temps de guerre et en temps de paix.

Regimental histories are a virtual window to a nation. They provide insight into a country’s culture, values, and martial spirit.

Command and leadership are very personal endeavours.

Cette collection, qui regroupe des essais redigés par des officiers des Forces canadiennes et par d’éminents auteurs et universitaires canadiens, fait état de l’expérience canadienne unique et donn