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.
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,Spencer, Emily
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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
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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.
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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 scienceAvailable Formats:
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.
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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.
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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 nonfictionAvailable Formats:
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 scienceAvailable Formats:
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.
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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.
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Author:Pigott, Peter
Summary:Be prepared to soar!
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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.
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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.
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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
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Author:Spencer, Emily
Summary:The twenty-first century has brought the perfect storm of conditions to create substantive global instability.
Genre: Political science, Social scienceAvailable Formats: