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The Necessary War, Volume 1: Canadians Fighting The Second World War:1939-1943 - Canadians Fighting
Tim Cook
The Necessary War, Volume 1: Canadians Fighting The Second World War:1939-1943 - Canadians Fighting
Tim Cook
Marc Notes: Originally published by Penguin Canada, 2014.; Volume 1. Second volume has title: Fight to the finish.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: "A clear-eyed look at the successes and many failures of Canada's early war effort, within the larger context of the international story and the situation of the times." --"Ottawa Citizen" "A genuinely captivating work of historical reportage and analysis ... "The Necessary War "grapples with the question of how one lives knowing each day might literally be your last." --"The Globe and Mail"Biographical Note: TIM COOK is the Great War historian at the Canadian War Museum, as well as an adjunct professor at Carleton University. His books have won numerous awards, including the 2008 J. W. Dafoe Prize for "At the Sharp End" and the 2009 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction for "Shock Troops." In 2013, he received the Pierre Berton Award for popularizing Canadian history, and was recently inducted into the Order of Canada. He lives in Ottawa with his family. Contributor Bio: Cook, Tim Tim Cook is the Minister of The Church of Conscious Harmony in Austin, Texas with wife Barbara as co-minister. Tim was ordained in 1983 by the Unity School of Christianity and is a former pastor of Unity Church of Austin. He has been a regional coordinator for Contemplative Outreach and acknowledges two decades of influence from Father Thomas Keating. Tim and Barbara's intention in the establishment of The Church of Conscious Harmony is to build a community of people who want to make God-devotion the center of their lives while living in the ordinary world without the aid of monastery walls.
Media | Książki Paperback Book (Książka z miękką okładką i klejonym grzbietem) |
Wydane | 29 września 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9780143182894 |
Wydawcy | Penguin Books Canada Ltd |
Genre | Chronological Period > 1940's |
Strony | 536 |
Wymiary | 152 × 229 × 35 mm · 641 g |
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