History / Military History

Exploring the Crimean War through literature, theatre, spectacle, and visual arts, this book reveals how and why a major war was forgotten.

Pathway to the Stars takes readers on a remarkable journey spanning one hundred years of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

On the Wings of War and Peace examines the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during the early Cold War period.

Monty and the Canadian Army details the lasting influence of General B.L. Montgomery, whose military competence shaped the Canadian Army in the Second World War.

Educated, articulate, and with an enduring fascination for the natural world, Leslie Howard Miller, a Canadian soldier who served in the First World War, kept this remarkable diary of his wartime experiences.

The Spanish Blue Division on the Eastern Front, 1941–1945 addresses the history and memory of the Spanish volunteers that served alongside the German army in the invasion of Russia.

Kingdom of Night tells the stories of Canadians – in their own voices – during the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

This collection addresses the impact of the end of the First World War and challenges the positive vision of a new world order that emerged from the Paris Peace Conference of 1919.

Montreal at War chronicles the experiences of civilians, soldiers, and returned veterans in Montreal during the First World War.

This edited collection explores memories and experiences of genocide, civilian casualties, and other atrocities that occurred after the Second World War.

In this revised and updated third edition, one of Canada's leading historians covers the history of the Canadian military to the present day.

The Sword of Luchana is the first full-length biography of Baldomero Espartero, the most important figure in Spain’s modern history.

Through the prism of the rise and fall of Galeazzo Ciano (1903–1944), this biography is a comprehensive study of a leading member of the fascist regime other than Benito Mussolini.

The Politics of Command re-examines Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton’s command and argues that the long-accepted reasons for his relief of duty warrant review.

Arms and Letters is the first study in English dedicated to the literary and cultural analysis of early modern Spanish military autobiographical texts.