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Title: Queen of the Hurricanes - Elsie MacGill - Second World War- Fighting f...
 
Type: Document
Description: Synopsis on television episode focusing on Elsie MacGill, one of Canada's top aeronautical engineers during the Second World War, who was in charge of designing machines that would produce Hawker Hurricane airplanes. 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: Canadian Armed Forces: The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) - Canada and the ...
 
Type: Document Image
Description: The Royal Canadian Navy grew rapidly during the Second World War. The roles it played in military actions ranged from acting as an escort force for merchant ships to fighting German submarines and landing on the coast of German-occupied France as part of major operations. Some of the experiences of the Canadian Navy were recorded in newspapers of the time.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Burma Campaigns, 1941-1945 - Operations - Democracy at War
 
Type: Document Image
Description: Japan used Burma as a stepping stone to invade India. This proved costly for Japanese forces as British-led Indian Army troops held them off for 80 days. Neither side seemed to have the upper hand in this battle as was reflected in newspaper accounts of the conflict.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Canada and the Second World War - The War against Japan. 1941-1945
 
Type: Document
Description: Canada responded to the outbreak of war with Japan by significantly strengthening its Pacific coastal defences. Canadian forces also co-operated with the United States in clearing the Japanese from the Aleutian islands off Alaska.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Operations - Democracy at War - Canadian Newspapers and the Second Wor...
 
Type: Document Image
Description: The Second World War was fought over vast distances, with airpower and technology playing crucial parts. Both sides tried to avoid the stalemates of the First World War, and usually succeeded. This resource provides an index of World War II battles.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Canadian Armed Forces: The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) - Canada an...
 
Type: Document Image
Description: The RCAF ran the vital British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during World War Two, but it also sent nearly 94,000 personnel overseas. It also played a major role in the Battle of the Atlantic. .
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: North African Campaigns, 1940-1943 - Operations - Democracy at War
 
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Description: A significant part of the Second World War was fought in North Africa. Benito Mussolini wanted to enlarge his Italian empire in Africa, which already included Libya and Ethiopia, by invading Egypt, then part of the British Empire. British, Canadian, Commonwealth, American and French forces confronted the Italian-German Axis across the desert sweep of northern Egypt and Libya and in the more hilly coastal areas of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: War Economy and Controls: Aircraft Production - Canada and the War - ...
 
Type: Document Image
Description: During the Second World War, the Canadian aircraft industry grew to employ nearly 116,000 workers, 30,000 of whom were women. It delivered aircraft to fill Allied orders and Canadian newspapers monitored its expansion.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Aleutians Campaign, 1942-1943 - Operations - Democracy at War
 
Type: Document Image
Description: In June 1942, some 8,500 Japanese personnel, supported by naval forces, occupied the islands of Attu and Kiska, American parts of Alaska at the western end of the Aleutian island chain. Their aim, which was successful, was to distract the Allies and cause them to take resources away from more significant areas in the central Pacific. When the landings finally went ashore, the troops found that the Japanese soldiers had slipped away. Newspaper articles of the day discussed the battles of the far north.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Battle of the Atlantic - Operations - Democracy at War
 
Type: Document
Description: The Battle of the Atlantic was the struggle for control of the sea routes between the Americas and Europe and Africa. German forces attempted to break Britain's vital supply link from the United States and Canada. During this six year conflict both sides suffered losses of personnel and materials.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
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