Occupied St John's
Subtitle: a social history of a city at war, 1939-1945
By: edited by Steven High
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press; Brand: Mcgill Queens Univ Pr
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Montreal; Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780773537507
Subjects: Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945; Civil-military relations; Military History; Histoire; Aspect stratégique; World War, 1939-1945; Histoire militaire; Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-310) and index.
Table of contents: title: North America's first line of defence.; title: Building a wartime landscape  -- Christopher A. Sharpe and A.J. Shawyer ;; title: From defended harbour to transatlantic base  -- Paul Collins; title: Remembering wartime St John's.; title: The children's war  -- Barbara Lorenzkowski ;; title: Rethinking the friendly invasion  -- Steven High ;; title: Gate keeping and Newfoundland popular culture  -- Jeff A. Webb ;; title: Mona Wilson and the Canadian Red Cross  -- Gillian Poulter and Douglas O. Baldwin -- Conclusion.; title: The occupation of St John's in global perspective -- Ken Coates and William R. Morrison.