In 1914, the Dominion of Newfoundland found itself at war in defense of the British Empire. On the home front, the war effort reshaped the relationship between citizens and the state, moving from a classical liberalism that emphasized individual rights to a social liberalism that prioritized the...

Newfoundlanders initially viewed World War II as a foreign conflict and believed that the violence in Europe could not spread to these shores. That complacency was shaken on March 3, 1942, when U-587 fired torpedoes at St. John's during the first German attack on North American soil. In the...

This memoir is unique. It is by far the most complete account of World War I by any member of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Sydney Frost, a young Nova Scotian, was working in St. John's at The Bank of Nova Scotia when the...

On their march towards the Somme, and Beaumont Hamel, the young men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment raised their voices to sing "When the Great Red Dawn is Shining," a song about returning home to the people they love. Howard Morry was one of the young men who managed to make it back. And now,...

"Grady's novel reads with the velvety tempo of the jazz music of its day. . . . Grady fearlessly explores heated race relations and the masks we all assume." --Chatelaine With his curly black hair and his wicked grin, everyone swoons and thinks of Frank Sinatra when Navy...

At the age of 18, Frank Dyke joined the 59th Heavy Nfld. Regiment and fought in WWII. In 1955, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and served at a number of postings including Goose Bay, Fort Churchill, and France. At the end of his military career, he took a job with the Department of External...

Between 15,000 and 20,000 underage youths, some as young as ten, signed up to fight in Canada's armed forces in the First World War. They served in the trenches alongside their elders, and fought in all the major battles: Ypres, the Somme, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge, and the rest. Many were injured...

As the body of First World War literature continues to grow, women's experiences of this period remain largely obscure, particularly those of Canadian and Newfoundland women. A Sisterhood of Suffering and Service explores this obscurity and begins to redress it. This innovative collection...

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Bell Island, Newfoundland, a serene, awe-inspiring island, majestically rising out of Conception Bay, was the scene of several horrific events during the Second World War. In a place where fishermen and miners risked their lives every day in the pursuit of a livelihood, the residents would bear...

Through the as-yet-untold story of Newfoundland soldiers in Italy during the Second World War, The Saltbox Olive is an evocative tale of the complex interactions between past and present, told through one woman's search for the truth of her family's mysterious past. Caroline Fisher sets...

Set in a tragic, transformative year in an extraordinary place with larger-than-life characters, The Weather Diviner is a story of self-discovery--not just for one young woman, but for Newfoundland itself. It's 1942. With polished boots and bulging wallets, the Americans have come to...

World War II Shipwrecks of Newfoundland: In Pictures brings readers under the surface of the cold north Atlantic to the ghostly remains of ships sunk off the coast of Newfoundland. Diver and photographer Chris Power's breathtaking photographs offer a rare view of iconic World War II...

North Atlantic Crossroads chronicles the activities of the Royal Air Force Ferry Command Gander unit from 1940 to its closure in 1946. During the Second World War, Gander was a bustling hub of aviation as thousands of bombers passed through on their way to Britain. In North Atlantic...

Many women who lived through the Second World War believed it heralded new status and opportunities, but scholars have argued that very little changed. How can these interpretations be reconciled? Making the Best of It examines the ways in which gender and other identities intersected to shape...

HAILED: A TOUR DE FORCE - ONE FOR THE BOYS is a riveting true story of Sgt. John W. Blake's life. Meticulously written John Blake's adventures, historical accomplishment, his vividly detailed struggle in living and coping with injuries pertaining to his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and ultimately...

A proud Newfoundland soldier's memoir gives unprecedented details of life as a German POW during the First World War. I'm going to tell my story. With those words, eighty-three-year-old Arthur Manuel set his remarkable First World War memoir in motion. ...

Quilted images from the First World War, many created by descendants of the Newfoundland Regiment, are depicted in book form and for display to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Beaumont Hamel. Each of the 260 quilt blocks is unique to the craft person who created it;...

A Royal Newfoundland Regiment Love Story In the summer of 1914, Daniel Beresford's innocent love affair with the merchant's daughter is discovered, forcing him to make an...