This resource list is to assist you in finding the many materials available in your free public library on the Canadian military . All items listed below are available through your local branch of the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library. A few are for reference use only and must be used in the New Glasgow Library. Should you not be able to locate what you are looking for, please ask our staff, who will be happy to assist you.

Visit our online public catalogue. It is available in the Library using an Information Express computer or on the Internet at //www.parl.ns.ca.

These are some of the subject headings to use when searching for books with our online public library catalogue. Our staff will be glad to show you how to search and locate materials, please ask!

    World War 1914-1918
    World War 1939-1945
    Canadian Armed Forces
    Soldiers Canada

   Books:     

Pictonians In Arms: a military history of Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Cameron, James M., [Fredericton] : The author, through arrangement with the University of New Brunswick, c1969. Ref 971.613 Cam
No Retreating Footsteps : the story of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. Bird, Will R. Hantsport, N.S.: Lancelot Press. 1983. 356.0971 Bir
Decorated World War II Airmen of Pictou County. Chisholm, Richard Stanfield. [Stellarton, N.S.?] : [The Author?], [19__]. REF 940.544 Chi
World War II: fallen comrades, Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Chisholm, Richard. [Thorburn, N.S.?]: [The Author?], [1991?]. 940.546 Chi
The Black Battalion 1916-1920: Canada’s Best Kept Military Secret. Ruck, Calvin M. Halifax, N.S. : Nimbus Pub., 1987. Ref 940.41 Ruc
West Novas : a history of the West Nova Scotia Regiment. Raddall, Thomas H. Liverpool, N.S. : [s.n.], [1947?]. 356.0971 Rad
The Veterans of Shelburne County A Memorial. Vol 1 & 2. Robertson Smith, Eleanor & McCormick, Patricia. Shelburne, NS: Shelburne County Genealogical Society, 2002. 920 Smi
The Breed of Manly Men : the history of the Cape Breton Highlanders. Morrison, Alex. Toronto: Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies, 1994. 940 .5412 Mor
Through Footless Halls of Air: the stories of a few of the many who failed to return. Williston, Floyd. Burnstown, On. : General Store Pub. 1996. 940.544 Wil
The Story of the 64^th Battalion, C.E.F. 1915-1916. Machum, Lt. Col. Geo. C.[S.l. : s.n.], [1956] Ref 940.41 Mach
The Captain Calls: 300 Years of Nova Scotia Military History. Fox, Brent. Hantsport, N.S. : Lancelot Press, 1993 355.033 Fox
Nova Scotia Air Force Fatalities : World War II, 1939-1945 : only the forgotten are truly dead. Stallard, Douglas A. 940 .546 Sta
Through the Corridors of Hell. Evans, George H. Antigonish, N.S.: Formac, 1980 940.53 Eva
In The Morning: biographical sketches of the veterans of Victoria County, Cape Breton, that served in both World Wars. Thornhill, Bonnie (ed). Sydney, N.S.: University College of Cape Breton Press, 1999.  940.5371 In t
The C.E.F. Roll of Honour : members and former members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force who died as a result of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. Wigney, Edward H. Ottawa : Eugene Ursual, c1996 Ref 940.4 Wig
Canadian Militaria Directory and Sourcebook. Nepean, Ont. : Service Publications, 1998. REF 355 .8 Ser
Canadians in the Royal Air Force. Allison, Les. Roland, Man. : L. Allison. 1978 940.544 All
My Grandfather’s War: Canadians Remember the First World War 1914-1918. Mathieson, William D. Toronto : Macmillan of Canada, 1981. 940.371 Mat
And We Go On. Bird, Will R. Toronto : Hunter_Rose, 1930. 940.481
Ghosts Have Warm Hands. Bird, Will R. Toronto ; Vancouver : Clarke, Irwin, 1968. 940.48 B
Gunner Ferguson’s Diary: The Diary of Gunner Frank Byron Ferguson 1^st Canadian Siege Battery Canadian expeditionary Force 1915-1918. Ed. Rogers, Peter G. Hantsport, N.S. : Lancelot Press, 1985. 940.481 Fer
Lights Out: A Canadian Nursing Sister’s Tale. Wilson-Simmie, Katherine M. Belleville, Ont. : Mika, 1981. 940.475 Wil
Greatcoats and Glamour Boots: Canadian Women at War (1939-1945). Gossage, Carolyn. Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1991. 940.53 Gos
Beyond Courage: The Canadians at the Second Battle of Ypres. Cassar, George. [Ottawa] : Oberon, c1985. 940.42 Cas
Red Soil: A PEI Soldier’s Life at the Front. Perry, Felix. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing., 2000. 940.5481 Per
A Question of Confidence: The Ross Rifle in the Trenches. Duguid, A. Fortescue. Ottawa: Services Publications. 2000. 623.44 Dug

Videos:

John McCrae's War: in Flanders fields. National Film Board of Canada. 921 McC
Canada at War. National Film Board of Canada. 940.54 Can
And We Knew How to Dance: Women in World War I. National Film Board of Canada. 940 .315 And
Canada in World War I. National Film Board of Canada, 1993. 940.371 Can
Canada Remembers: 1939 to D-Day. National Film Board of Canada. 940.5371 Can
Canada Remembers: D-Day to the Rhine. National Film Board of Canada. 940.5371 Can

Magazine Articles:

Check out the magazine index by searching the Gale Electronic Database.Enter the above subject headings as subject guide or keyword to locate information from over 1,000,000 articles in this database.  To access this database from home or using or our information terminals, go to the PARL Homepage at //www.parl.ns.ca, click on E-Magazine and Journals under Services.

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