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Canadians have been celebrated participants in numerous conflicts on foreign soils, but most Canadians are not aware that we have also had to defend ourselves numerous times, right here at home. From Benedict Arnold's covetous attempts to declare Canada the 14th colony during the Revolutionary War to the German U-Boat battles in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada has successfully defended itself against all invaders. Crump brings to life the battles fought by Canadians to ensure our independence, from the almost ludicrous Pork n' Beans War to the deadly War of 1812. Then Crump reveals the complex invasion plans by the United States and Germany to conquer Canada. The most amazing of these plans is the nearly 100 page blueprint for invading Canada, commissioned by the U.S. government in 1935. A plan that remains current today!
List of contents
Introduction; The Beginnings; Canada's First Large Influx of Refugees; British Immigration Transforms the Colonies; Immigration in the MacDonald Era; The Sifton Years; Forging a New Immigration Policy; Immigration Doldrums; Immigration's Post-war Boom (1947-1957); Major New Initiatives; A New Era in Immigration; The Turbulent 1980s and Beyond; Developments in the Last Decade; Index.
About the author
Jennifer Crump is a freelance journalist and author whose work has appeared in numerous North American magazines and several anthologies. The author of a Toronto guidebook and two previous books on the War of 1812, she lives in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario.
Summary
Canadians have been celebrated participants in numerous conflicts on foreign soil, but most Canadians aren’t aware that they’ve also had to defend themselves many times at home. From U.S. General Benedict Arnold’s covetous attempts to declare Canada the 14th colony during the American Revolution to the German U-boat battles in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the Second World War, Canada has successfully defended itself against all invaders.
Jennifer Crump brings to life the battles fought by Canadians to ensure the country’s independence, from the almost ludicrous Pork n’ Beans War to the deadly War of 1812. She reveals the complex American and German plans to invade and conquer Canada, including the nearly 100-page blueprint for invading Canada commissioned by the U.S. government in 1935 — a scheme that remains current today!
Additional text
To those who would argue that our history is boring, freelance journalist and author Jennifer Crump offers Canada Under Attack, part of Dundurns Canadians at War series. With crisp writing and a fast pace, Crump tells 13 fascinating stories about moments in which our country was threatened by a foreign power, starting with the 17th century struggle between the French and English....each chapter brings something interesting to the table, and even a seasoned reader of Canadian history may learn a thing or two.
