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500 p., [1] folded leaf : 24 cm

In December 1941, Japan attacked multiple targets in the Far East and the Pacific, including Hong Kong, where Canadian battalions were stationed. The disaster suggested that the Allies were totally unprepared for war with Japan. This book dispels that assumption by offering the first in-depth account of Canadian intelligence gathering and strategic planning leading up to the crisis. Timothy Wilford reminds us that Canada was both a Pacific and an Atlantic power, and the first nation to declare war on Japan. Canadian intelligence officers and strategists monitored Japan’s movements and worked closely with their US and Allied counterparts to develop a picture of Japan’s intentions and a strategic plan to meet challenges in the Pacific. Although Canada wanted to avoid conflict with Japan until US participation was assured, policy makers fully anticipated action in the Pacific and made preparations for national and imperial defence, which included the internment of Japanese Canadians. Canada’s Road to the Pacific War  sheds new light on Canadian decision making, Commonwealth strategic planning, and the emerging Anglo-American special relationship during a crisis that led to war in the Pacific, as well as to the creation of the Grand Alliance. This book will be of interest to students of Canadian military and intelligence history, and to those seeking a deeper understanding of Allied activities in the Pacific during the Second World War.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Hercules is an English Oratorio composed by Georg Friedrich Händel to a libretto by the Reverend Thomas Broughton. It was first performed at the King's Theatre in London on 5th of January 1745. <BR><BR> It is based on the story of Hercules and Deianira, as it is related by Ovid, in the Ninth Book of his Metamorpheses; and the same subject, as it is treated by Sophocles, in his tragedy The Trachinians. <BR><BR> (Summary by Alan Mapstone and the Librettist) <BR><BR> Cast List <BR><BR> Hercules: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a> Deianira: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15373">WendyKatzHiller</a> Hyllus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011">Greg Giordano</a> Iole: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/19584">ShrimpPhish</a> Lichas: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17713">Brian Fullen</a> Priest of Jupiter: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a> Trachinian: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18543">Agnes Robert Behr</a> Chorus/Narration: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a>

Susanna is an English Oratorio composed by Georg Friedrich Händel. The libretto has been variously attributed to Newburgh Hamilton or Moses Mendes. It was first performed at the Covent Garden theatre in London on February 10th 1749. <BR><BR> The story of Susanna and the Elders is taken from Chapter 13 of the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. <BR><BR> (Summary by Alan Mapstone) <BR><BR>Cast List<BR><BR> Susanna: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/19584">Shrimp Phish</a> Joacim(her husband): <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17713">Brian Fullen</a> Chelsias(her father): <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a> 1st Elder: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011">Greg Giordano</a> 2nd Elder: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17576">Beeswaxcandle</a> Attendant: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18543">Agnes Robert Behr</a> Daniel: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a> Judge: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/19612">Jon Hunter</a> Chorus/Narration/Editor: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a>

Susanna is an English Oratorio composed by Georg Friedrich Händel. The libretto has been variously attributed to Newburgh Hamilton or Moses Mendes. It was first performed at the Covent Garden theatre in London on February 10th 1749. <BR><BR> The story of Susanna and the Elders is taken from Chapter 13 of the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. <BR><BR> (Summary by Alan Mapstone) <BR><BR>Cast List<BR><BR> Susanna: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/19584">Shrimp Phish</a> Joacim(her husband): <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17713">Brian Fullen</a> Chelsias(her father): <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a> 1st Elder: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011">Greg Giordano</a> 2nd Elder: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17576">Beeswaxcandle</a> Attendant: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18543">Agnes Robert Behr</a> Daniel: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a> Judge: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/19612">Jon Hunter</a> Chorus/Narration/Editor: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a>