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- Casualty Identification Program
- The Canadian Army, 1939-1945 : An Official Historical Summary
- Military Medals, Honours and Awards, 1812–1969
- The Naval Service of Canada : Its Official History. Vol 1, Origins and Early Years
- Black Loyalist Refugees, 1782-1807
- Lest We Forget: Cenotaph Research
- Through a Lens: Dieppe in Photography and Film
- The R.C.A.F. Overseas, Volume 1: The First Four Years
- Canadian War Artists
- The Armed Forces of Canada, 1867-1967: a century of achievement
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Military records from New France
Historical military records from New France (1608-1760).
Books of Remembrance
Over 118,000 Canadian lives commemorated in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill.
Medical unit ledgers from the First World War
Detailed original records of Canadian medical units in the First World War.
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