Occupied St John's a social history of a city at war, 1939-1945 / [electronic resource] : edited by Steven High. - Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010. - xv, 320 p., [2] leaves of plates (fold.) : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-310) and index.

North America's first line of defence -- Building a wartime landscape / From defended harbour to transatlantic base / Remembering wartime St John's -- The children's war / Rethinking the friendly invasion / Gate keeping and Newfoundland popular culture / Mona Wilson and the Canadian Red Cross / The occupation of St John's in global perspective / Christopher A. Sharpe and A.J. Shawyer -- Paul Collins -- Barbara Lorenzkowski -- Steven High -- Jeff A. Webb -- Gillian Poulter and Douglas O. Baldwin -- Ken Coates and William R. Morrison. Conclusion.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






World War, 1939-1945--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's.
Civil-military relations--History--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's--20th century.


St. John's (N.L.)--History, Military--20th century.
St. John's (N.L.)--History--20th century.
St. John's (N.L.)--Strategic aspects--History--20th century.


Electronic books.

F1124.5.S14 / O25 2010

971.8/103