Canada's military history is as rich and varied as the country itself and has helped shape the lives of Canadians and their place in the world. Concentrating on Canada's involvement in the First and Second World Wars, Canada in the World Wars tells the stories of Canadians at war, on land, at sea, in the air, and at home. Looking at all aspects of these wars, on the battlefield and in Canada, the book traces the development of each conflict,, from Second Ypres, Vimy Ridge, and Passchendaele in the First World War, to the Allied air offensive against Germany and the victories of the Battle of the Atlantic, D-Day, and the liberation of Northwest Europe in the Second World War. More than 250 illustrations include photographs and maps, as well as images of artifacts and works of art from the Canadian War Museum's unparalleled collection. Canada in the World Wars presents a human and moving account of a country in conflict, including a CD of veterans' first-hand stories and 30 facsimile documents of historic importance.

Items of historic importance: Item 1. Trench and tunnel map -- Item 2. Souvenir of captivity -- Item 3. Dead Horse Corner Gazette -- Item 4. Pilot's flying log book -- Item 5. Aerial photo and map of Vimy Ridge -- Item 6. Map of Roclincourt -- Item 7. What every disabled soldier should know -- Item 8. Memorial poster -- Item 9. H. Ross Wigg's illustrated letter -- Item 10. Remember the Caribou -- Item 11. German U-Boat handbook -- Item 12. The internees' journey to Canada -- Item 13. The 25 club -- Item 14. Wartime production poster (Get your teeth into the job) -- Item 15. Betty Gambriel's war savings pass book -- Item 16. This might have been a bomb! -- Item 17. War services map of London -- Item 18. Letter written by Private Norman Biden -- Item 19. Prisoner of war postcard -- Item 20. Certificate awarded to Lieutenant Geoffrey Hughson -- Item 21. Warrant officer Edmond Lévesque's log book -- Item 22. Telegram of sympathy -- Item 23. Private Leslie Neufeld's last letter home -- Item 24. Embarkation and landing card -- Item 25. The West Wall Climber -- Item 26. Letter from a Canadian soldier in the Netherlands -- Item 27. Kaput -- Item 28. The machinery of re-establishment. Maps: 1. Detail of No Man's Land in front of 2nd Canadian Division -- 2. France : defence overprint.