We have a mixed collection of war and remembering war books, for adult and children, fiction and non-fiction. Included the classic illustrated children’s books, In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae.
Why are we including books on war in this collection? Take, for example, the book Night Madness. It tells the incredible story of Ron Pyves, a Canadian teenager who fought as a tail-gunner over the war-torn skies of Europe during the last deadly months to eliminate Hitler's hold over Europe. For 35 harrowing missions, most of them at night, Ron and his crew flew out from the Scottish coast, deep into the Rhineland. Despite having to contend with Messerschmitts and deadly anti-aircraft flak, they returned to home-base, only to face the fight, night after night. After the war Ron and his family had to deal with his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. By reading these books we better understand why we remember and honour these heroes.
One of the other dates of significance during early November is November 8, which is Aboriginal Veterans Day. The book Alanis King: 3 Plays features the dramatic adaption of the life of Tommy Prince. It is an emotionally charged drama that brings to light the incredible life and times of the great Saulteaux warrior.
Remembrance Day and War Books:
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Highway of Heroes
Author Kathy Stinson
$9.95 ISBN: 9781554551828 Binding: Trade Cloth Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Publication Date: 2010-09-09 -
I Chose the Sky
Author Leonard Rochford
$29.95 ISBN: 9781909808324 Binding: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grub Street Publishing Publication Date: 2015-08-18 -
I Didn't Stand Up
Author Lucy Falcone Illustrated by Jacqueline Hudon
$19.95 ISBN: 9781988347066 Binding: Trade Cloth Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Publication Date: 2018-12-11 -
Into the Blue
Author Norman Macmillan
$29.95 ISBN: 9781910690017 Binding: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grub Street Publishing Publication Date: 2015-10-13 -
The Last of the 39-ers : The Extraordinary Wartime Experiences of Squadron Leader Alfie Fripp
Author Sean Feast
$31.95 ISBN: 9781909166158 Binding: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grub Street Publishing Publication Date: 2014-01-14 -
Malta Spitfire Pilot : Ten Weeks of Terror April-June 1942
Author Denis Barnham
$17.95 ISBN: 9781909166035 Binding: Trade Paper Publisher: Grub Street Publishing Publication Date: 2013-12-10 -
Master Bombers : A Pathfinder Squadron at War 1944-45
Author Sean Feast
$34.95 ISBN: 9781906502812 Binding: Trade Paper Publisher: Grub Street Publishing Publication Date: 2013-11-08 -
No Parachute : A Classic Account of War in the Air in WWI
Author Arthur Gould Lee
$21.95 ISBN: 9781909166042 Binding: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grub Street Publishing Publication Date: 2013-12-10 -
Observers and Navigators : and other Non-pilot aircrew in the RFC, RNAS and RAF
Author Wg Cdr C.G. Jefford
$69.95 ISBN: 9781909808027 Binding: Trade Cloth Publisher: Grub Street Publishing Publication Date: 2014-06-11 -
Recipes for Victory : Great War Food from the Front and Kitchens Back Home in Canada
Author Elizabeth Baird & Bridget Wranich
$24.95 ISBN: 9781770503236 Binding: Trade Paper Publisher: Whitecap Books Ltd. Publication Date: 2018-09-17