Book Review:Capturing Hill 70 is an excellent publication that explores one of Canada’s least-well-known major battles of the First World War. Coming on the heels of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the Battle of Hill 70 took place from August 15 to 25, 1917. More than 8,500 Canadian soldiers were killed, wounded, or taken prisoner. It was also the first time the entire Canadian Corps was commanded by a Canadian — Sir Arthur Currie.
Book Review: John Boyko’s book introduces six “guides” — Canadians and others who came to Canada — who invite readers into their experience of the Vietnam War.
Book Review: David W. Tarbet has written a fascinating book about the rise of the great grain elevators, first in Buffalo, New York, and then at Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Book Review: Newman’s Hostages to Fortune is a highly readable account of the Loyalist experience and the Loyalists’ influence on Canada more than two centuries after they fled the United States as refugees.