Victims of Circumstance: the Execution of German Deserters by Surrendered German Troops Under Canadian Control in Amsterdam, May 1945 [PDF]
On the morning of 13 May 1945, five days after the formal capitulation of Hitler’s Wehrmacht, a German military court delivered death sentences on two German naval deserters, Bruno Dorfer and Rainer Beck.
Madsen, Chris
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Operation “Canada”: 5th Canadian Armoured Division’s Attack on Delfzijl, 23 April to 2 May 1945 [PDF]
Operation “Canada” was the last action fought 5th Canadian Armoured Division in the Second World War. The battle to open the northern Dutch port of Delfzijl lasted ten days, and cost the Division a total of 62 dead and 180 wounded.
Byers, Daniel
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Regulations for trade between Cossacks and highlanders in the first half of the 19th century
The resettlement of Kuban Cossacks and the exploration of new territories in the late 18th and early 19th centuries were fraught with difficulties. While the Cossacks’ main function was the establishment of a cordon line and the protection of the Russian
Kseniya Y Sukhomlinova
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Battle of Vellinghausen: Lessons Learnt? A Study of the British army in the closing stages of the Seven Years War in Western Europe as studied through the Battle of Vellinghausen [PDF]
This is a study of the British military actions in Western Germany during the Seven Years War, investigating the army’s ability in combat and analysing its improvements through the case study of the Battle of Vellinghausen.
Dodson, Samuel
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This scoping review mapped the available evidence on macro‐ and micronutrient intakes across 16 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) in the Western Pacific (shown on the map). Of the 2021 sources captured and screened, 51 met inclusion criteria.
Eliza Kitchener +4 more
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Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding dengue fever among the healthy population of highland and lowland communities in central Nepal. [PDF]
Dengue fever (DF) is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. In this decade it has expanded to new countries and from urban to rural areas. Nepal was regarded DF free until 2004.
Meghnath Dhimal +6 more
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Fifth Brigade at Verrieres Ridge [PDF]
The Fifth Canadian Infantry Brigade arrived in France on 16 July 1944 during the worst days of the battle of Normandy. The Allies had expected heavy losses on the D-Day beaches and then, once through the Atlantic Wall, lighter casualties in a war of ...
Copp, Terry
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The article discusses the models of socio-political structure among the highlanders of the North Caucasus and the development of feudal relations in mountain societies of the irst half of the XIX century.
Y. Grankin
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NEW LIGHT ON TAIWAN HIGHLAND PREHISTORY
Compared to the Western Plains and the East Coast, archaeological research in the central Taiwan Highlands has been very limited. In recent decades, not only most CRM archaeology but also the most active archaeological excavations in Taiwan have been conducted in the lowlands, giving results which have greatly enriched our understanding of Taiwanese ...
Ling-Yu Hung, Chuan-Kun Ho
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Soldier, Pow, Partisan: My Experiences during the Battle of France, June–September 1944 [PDF]
The invasion of Festung Europa has been called many things, among them, die greatest military feat in history, the liberation of Europe’s downtrodden millions, and many other such high and mighty sounding phrases. But to those of us who were to take part
Learment, Don
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