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  • Canadian Forces in Afghanistan 3-Book Bundle No Easy Task / No Ordinary Men / No Lack of Courage
    Author:

    Horn, Bernd

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    Spencer, Emily

    Summary:

    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.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Aviation Pioneers of Canada 7-Book Bundle Brace for Impact / Air Canada / and 5 more
    Author:

    Pigott, Peter

    Summary:

    The Aviation Pioneers of Canada 7-Book Bundle presents the high-flying insight of Peter Pigott, in a special collection chronicling the aviators, aircraft, and drama of over a century of Canadian f

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, Illustrated works

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  • From Far and Wide A History of Canada's Arctic Sovereignty
    Author:

    Pigott, Peter

    Summary:

    In the early 20th century the Canadian North was a mystery, but the Canadian military stepped in, and this book explores its historic activities in Canada’s Arctic.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, Political science

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  • No Easy Task Fighting in Afghanistan
    Author:

    Horn, Bernd

    ,

    Spencer, Emily

    Summary:

    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.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, Social science

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  • Une guerre difficile Points de vue sur l'insurrection et les FOS
    Author:

    Spencer, Emily

    Summary:

    L'ouvrage intitulé Une guerre difficile : Points de vue sur l'insurrection et les FOS aborde les concepts théoriques liés aux insurrections et à la pratique de la guerre irrégulière.

    Genre: French language materials, History and geography, Political science

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  • Canada in Sudan War Without Borders
    Author:

    Pigott, Peter

    Summary:

    An ancient Arab proverb states, "When Allah made the Sudan, he laughed." Had he known the country’s future, he would have done better to cry.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Canada in Afghanistan The War So Far
    Author:

    Pigott, Peter

    Summary:

    It has been said that Canada is a country with too much geography and too little history. Afghanistan has too much of both.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction

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  • The Difficult War Perspectives on Insurgency and Special Operations Forces
    Author:

    Spencer, Emily

    Summary:

    The Difficult War: Perspectives on Insurgency and Special Operations Forces is a collection of essays that deals with theoretical concepts related to insurgency as well as to the practice of irregu

    Genre: Essays, History and geography, Political science

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  • Flying Canucks Famous Canadian Aviators
    Author:

    Pigott, Peter

    Summary:

    Flying Canucks tells the fascinating story of aviation in Canada through this collection of 37 biographies of important aviators in our nation’s history.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Flying Canucks II Pioneers of Canadian Aviation
    Author:

    Pigott, Peter

    Summary:

    Among the many technological advances of this century that have shrunk our country, few have had as great an impact as aviation.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • On Canadian Wings A Century of Flight
    Author:

    Pigott, Peter

    Summary:

    Be prepared to soar!

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, Illustrated works

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  • Royal Transport An Inside Look at The History of British Royal Travel
    Author:

    Pigott, Peter

    Summary:

    The conveyance of royalty, whether to Balmoral or Buffalo, by Rolls Royce or Canadian Pacific train, has its own mysterious traditions and protocols.

    Genre: History and geography, Political science

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  • Taming the Skies A Celebration of Canadian Flight
    Author:

    Pigott, Peter

    Summary:

    It is a cruel irony of history that as we celebrate the centenary of flight on December 17, 2003, aviation is in a tailspin and airlines are disappearing in Canada.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Wings Across Canada An Illustrated History of Canadian Aviation
    Author:

    Pigott, Peter

    Summary:

    From the eccentric Fairey Battle to the lethal-looking CF-18, from modern airliners that have no defects (and no character) to the classic North Star (which had both), here is the ultimate line-up

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, Illustrated works

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  • Solving the People Puzzle Cultural Intelligence and Special Operations Forces
    Author:

    Spencer, Emily

    Summary:

    The twenty-first century has brought the perfect storm of conditions to create substantive global instability.

    Genre: Political science, Social science

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