Occupied St John's : a social history of a city at war, 1939-1945 / edited by Steven High.
Occupied St John's : a social history of a city at war, 1939-1945 / edited by Steven High.
Publication Date
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2010
Publication Information
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Montreal, Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press,
Physical Description
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xv, 320 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. John's.
Civil-military relations -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. John's -- History -- 20th century.
Geographic Term
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St. John's (N.L.) -- History, Military.
St. John's (N.L.) -- History.
St. John's (N.L.) -- Strategic aspects -- History.
Additional Contributors
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High, Steven C.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
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In January 1941, the hulking twenty-one-thousand ton troopship Edmund B. Alexander docked in St John's Harbour, carrying a thousand American soldiers sent to join the thousands of Canadian troops protecting Newfoundland against attack by Germany. France had fallen, Great Britain was fighting for its survival, and Newfoundland – then a dominion of Britain – was North America’s first line of defence. Although the German invasion never came, St John’s found itself occupied by both Allied Canadian and American forces. Occupied St John’s reveals the profound impact that the war years had on the city’s inhabitants, thrown into a conflict where the “home front” was also the “war front.” Weaving together interviews with residents who lived through the upheaval as well as archival material, this collection reconstructs the memories of people coping with extraordinary circumstances. Lavishly illustrated and engagingly written, Occupied St John’s is a remarkable look at the effects of the Second World War on the city, opening another chapter in Newfoundland’s fascinating history.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780773548176
9780773537507
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