Fighting
Clerks at war
This in-house newsletter, printed at the Department of National Defence in Ottawa, highlights a different war experience: that of the clerks who managed the avalanche of paperwork that was necessary to make a modern army function.
French-Canadian volunteers
Including a speech given by Major Olivar Asselin at a dinner meeting of the Comité France-Amérique in June 1915, this booklet addresses Asselin's work in recruiting French Canadians for the war effort.
The Senate debates conscription
Part of a series covering the conscription debate in the Canadian Senate, this booklet presents the opinions of the Right Honourable Napoléon Belcourt, a Toronto-born lawyer who had represented the city of Ottawa as a member of parliament.
Canada At War, Issue 2
First published in August of 1940, the Canada at War series was designed to provide Canadians with the most up-to-date information on the war effort, both overseas and at home. This is the second issue in the French-language edition of that series.
Canada at War, Nov. 1942
First published in August of 1940, the Canada at War series aimed to provide Canadians with the most up-to-date information on the war effort, both overseas and at home. This booklet is one of two supplementals to that series, published in September and October of 1942, especially devoted to the subject of the Canadian people and the war effort.
Canada at War, No. 40
First published in August of 1940, the Canada at War series aimed to provide Canadians with the most up-to-date information on the war effort, both at home and overseas. This is the 40th issue in the French-language version of that series.
Freedom or slavery?
To encourage enlistment, this collection of cartoons from the Second World War asked the farmer, the worker, the union member, the Catholic - if they would prefer freedom or slavery.
We Are Not Alone
This collection contains testimonies by dignitaries and officials of Allied countries that had suffered major defeats early in the war, including Czechoslovakia, Poland, Norway, Belgium, Greece, and the Netherlands. The goal of such publications was to recount the struggles of these countries, and to remind citizens that these Allies were still fighting and supporting the war effort, albeit in different ways.
Map Using
This coursebook prepared instructors in the Canadian Army to teach recruits how to use maps strategically in battle.
Pusser Post
The "Pusser Post" was the provisional newspaper of HMCS Peregrine - "pusser" is navy slang for a ship's purser, or supply officer. The paper was compiled from contributions by the ship's personnel.