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Explore Ontario’s rich railway heritage — from stations and hotels to train rides, bridges, water towers, and roundhouses.

A celebrated journalist finds himself reporting on the savage war in Vietnam while in combat with his own network.

An Allied unit comprised of Canadian and American troops, the First Special Service Force or "Devil’s Brigade" struck fear into the very heart of the Axis.

2014 Dayton Literary Peace Prize — Nonfiction Runner Up The complex histories and memories of Jewish and Palestinian Israelis today frame Israel’s future possibilities for peace.

A richly illustrated story from the glory days of passenger travel on the Great Lakes.

The courageous, historic story of a great fighting ship of the Second World War.

First published in the 1960s and long out of print, Edmund Cosgrove recounts the lives of Canada’s outstanding pilots and their exploits in the two world wars.

Why was Canada not preparing for the Second World War when the rest of the world was ready to meet Hitler’s threats?

A comprehensive history of Canada’s submarine service and the people who have served in it.

Mike Filey's "The Way We Were" column in the Toronto Sun continues to be one of the paper's most popular features.

Breaking away from traditional chronological recitals of the Greek experience, this unusual new history relates the important events and personalities to themes of broad interest.

In this fascinating collection of texts, Julius Caesar and his time come alive, as ancient writers vividly portray his rise to power, the stunning assassination itself, and the after effects which

This extraordinary study examines how the accounts of a historical figure, the so-called democrat and liberal Dion, have been distorted and reworked by ancient and modern writers alike.

In April 1917, Allied guns pounded German positions near Arras with almost three million shells.

This is the gripping story of how one man’s half-century of service and devotion helped build and develop the Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment; and how that regiment played a vital role in Can