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Title: Soviet Spy Scandal - Cold War Canada
 
Type: Document
Description: A young Russian clerk from the Soviet Embassy begins a spy scare in 1945. His search for asylum in Canada and the effect of the information he divulged is discussed in this article. Suspected spies were found in all levels of Canadian government. Excerpt from the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Canadian Illustrated News - Reconnaissance - The War
 
Type: Image
Description: Soldiers are depicted during a reconnaisance operation at the time of the Franco-Prussian War.
Site: Library and Archives Canada
 
Title: Chapter 3 - World War One 1914-1918 - Communications and Electronics ...
 
Type: Document
Description: The First World War stimulated a burst of striking new technologies including advances in battlefield communication. This resource describes the successes and failures of this technology and how the organization of forces changed to enable their use.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Hull's Army Smashed at Detroit
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: In August 1812, British General Brock was able to bluff an American army into surrendering at Fort Detroit with little fighting. Playing on the American general's fears of what Britain's Amerindian allies would do, Brock was able to take the entire enemy force prisoner with little fighting.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: John Cabot embarking in full ceremonial garb on the Matthew at Bristol...
 
Type: Image
Online Reference Books
Description: Sailing west from Bristol in the south west of England in May 1497, Cabot sighted land on 24 June. This was probably Newfoundland but also possibly Cape Breton Island. Cabot took possession of his discovery for England, which gave that country its first claim of trans-Atlantic territory.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: From Sea to Sea
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Although the British were unable to discover a Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans during the 18th century, a link across the continent was developing. In 1793, fur trader Alexander Mackenzie arrived on the Pacific coast, having traveled overland from Montreal.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Spanish Reaction
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The Spanish hoped to intercept Captain Cook's British expedition to the Pacific in 1778. They missed Cook, but were able to further map the northwest coast of America. In 1787, Spain renewed efforts to counter English, American and Russian traders in the region.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: A Search for the Northwest Passage
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Eighteenth century Russian maps showing Alaska as an island, and the report of the Arctic Ocean by explorer Samuel Hearne in 1771 prompted Britain to send Captain James Cook in 1776 to search for and claim sovereignty over any Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: The Fenians
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: The end of the American Civil War in 1865 brought a new military problem. There were 10,000 Irish-American veterans who belonged to the Fenians, a well-armed Irish secret society that wanted revenge against Britain. The Fenians planned to invade Canada.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Other Recommended Reading - History of the C&E Branch
 
Type: Document
Description: This bibliography includes titles of publications in which additional information on the Communications and Electronics Branch and its predecessors can be found.
Site: National Defence
 
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