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Title: Canada's Own "Rosie" - Canadian Women on the Home Front during the Sec...
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: The story of Rose Young, one of many women who signed up for work in Canada's factories and foundries during World War II.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Female Officers Take Charge - Canadian Women in the Second World War
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Two women who were officers in World War II recount their experiences of working in a very male-oriented environment. Wing Officer Willa Walker, RCAF Women's Division, and Captain Adelaide Sinclair of the Navy Wrens (WRCNS) each had her own challenges to face.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Assignment: Grades 6-8: From Volunteers to Victory - Canada and the Ko...
 
Type: Document
Description: An activity to help students understand the role and experiences of the Canadian soldier during the Korean War. It includes ideas for assignments as well as references to media resources.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Japanese Canadian: The Fragile Democracy
 
Type: Sound
Description: Scientist David Suzuki recalls his period in the internment camps and his family's experience during and after the Second World War.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Letters Home - Second World War- Military Might
 
Type: Document
Description: Synopsis of television episode on Everett Hill, a young soldier from Ontario stationed in England during the Second World War. Includes excerpts from personal letters. This episode is part of the "Canada: A People's History" series. Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Japanese Canadian Internment: Refusing to Comply
 
Type: Sound
Description: A father and two sons are sent to a POW camp for resisting evacuation orders during World War Two.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Art Holmes: The Bomb-Chasing Broadcaster
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Art Holmes, a CBC soundman, discusses the sounds of war, and his memories of wartime broadcasting.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Women of the Second World War: Spitfires in the rhododendrons
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Interviews with women who were Second World War pilots for the Air Transport Auxiliary of the RCAF, flying Hurricanes, Mosquitoes and Spitfires between factories, storage depots and squadrons in England.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Disaster at Dieppe - Second World War- Military Might
 
Type: Document
Description: Synopsis of television episode on the attack on Dieppe, France, on August 18, 1942. Includes background information and personal accounts. This episode is part of the "Canada: A People's History" series. Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: CBC War Correspondents Retrospective
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: An historical retrospective of CBC radio news coverage of the Second World War, as seen through the eyes of the major correspondents and newsmen.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
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