Explore the lives of intrepid Canadians who served on the home front during the Second World War.
On September 10, 1939, Canada declared war on Nazi Germany. From that moment, hundreds of thousands of war workers — predominantly women — forged a new culture within the nation's labour, home, and political environs.
Courage and Grit features dozens of amazing stories about these women — from farmers' daughters to lawyers, impoverished immigrants to Rosedale elites, and high school students to great-grandmothers. Each narrative is unique, intimately personal, and painstakingly examined.
These never-before-told stories of faith, love, and sacrifice offer a culturally rich history of the women who served at home during the Second World War.
- 325 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: The Quiet Keepers
- 1 Road of Birches
- 2 Mobilizing the Home Front
- 3 It’s Still a Man’s World
- 4 Women in Overalls
- 5 Fall of Hong Kong
- 6 Some Chicken! Some Neck!
- 7 Dieppe, Fought Well and Bravely
- 8 Bomb Girl Babies
- 9 Romance in War
- 10 It Takes a Village
- 11 Sisterhood
- 12 War Factory Workers Enlist
- 13 Where Never Lark or Even Eagle Flew
- 14 Getting an Education
- 15 Too Old to Serve?
- 16 The Industrial Crescendo
- 17 The Final Push
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Image Credits
- Index
- About the Author
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Publisher
Dundurn PressYear
2026Topic
HistoryPrint ISBN
9781459757301
Subtopic
Social Science BiographieseBook ISBN
9781459757318
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