Canada and WWII

Canada and World War II Group Research and Presentations - Sevenpifer

Topics

• 1. The Battle for Hong Kong (and Canadian POWs)

  2. The Battle for the Atlantic

  3. The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

  4. The raid at Dieppe

  5. Camp X

  6. The Dambuster Raid

Print

• • World War II 

    • 940.53

    • 940.54

  • Oakridge Catalogue

    • The Fitzhenry and Whiteside book of Canadian facts and dates

    • Chronicle of Canada

    • World War II : the definitive visual history : from Blitzkrieg to the atom bomb 

Databases

• • History Reference Center (EBSCO)

The database includes full-text content from 150 leading history journals, including American Historical Review, Archaeology, British Heritage, Canada’s History, Civil War Times, Military History, Teaching History, African Studies Quarterly, Ancient Egypt Magazine, Australian Historical Studies, Chinese Studies in History, Jewish History, Muslim World, Russian Studies in History and Women’s History Review.

• • Canada in Context (Gale) 

Canada In Context offers information on a broad range of Canadian topics, people, places, and events. Focused on a Canadian perspective, this is a portal to full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites. Created especially for students and researchers studying Canada, its people, and its history, Canada In Context covers topics including First Nations Government of Canada, Canadian Literature, Gun Control/Gun Registry, and biographies of Canadian figures, as well as information on technology, sports, industry, and more, all delivered from a uniquely Canadian perspective and including encyclopedias, CBC videos, NPR audio selections, global news feeds, and articles from more than 370 Canadian newspapers and magazines.

• • World History Collection (Gale)

This collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the current thinking and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field.

• • Student Edition (Gale) 

    • InfoTrac Student Edition provides high school students with access to magazines, newspapers, books, and other reference content. The database offers audience-appropriate information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, and more.

Encyclopedias

• • The Canadian Encyclopedia

    • The Canadian Encyclopedia is a bilingual national encyclopedia in enhanced digital and interactive form which is produced by, for, and about the people of Canada. It charts its events, culture, history and landscape. The number of articles in the Encyclopedia – more than 19,000 bilingual – is roughly 36,000 (about 60 articles are revised or created every month) and the Encyclopedia contains more than 30,000 multimedia items including images, maps, games, audio and video. Multimedia is augmented through acquisition and partnerships with Maclean’s magazine and The Canadian Press. The interactive features include curated content exhibits, interactive timelines, immediate updates of important events, and a user-generated content map that invites Canadians to share their stories. 

      • Collections 

        • Second World War Collection

  • Salem Press - Password needed. 

    • Great Events from History

      • The Twentieth Century, 1901-1940

      • The Twentieth Century, 1941-1970

  • Encyclopaedia Britannica High

Government

• • Canadian War Museum 

    • On-line Resources

  • Library and Archives Canada 

    • Collection by Topic 

      • Second World War 1939-1945

    • Historical Booklets