From the Plains of Abraham to the Battle of the Atlantic, and from women volunteers at home to a journalist tracing his father’s footsteps through a foreign conflict, a variety of stories about Canadian military history are told in recently published books.
Below we feature books authored by well-known historians such as Gwynne Dyer, Ted Barris and Tim Cook, alongside a detailed graphic history of a key First World War battle and a novel that portrays life in a war zone for younger readers.
Together, these books reveal some of the stories and experiences of Canadians during times of conflict.