Unbelievable Canadian War Stories
 

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  • Series: Amazing Stories
  • Imprint: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
  • Publication Date: 4 June 2006
  • Copyright Year: 2006
  • ISBN: 9781554390519
  • Page Count: 120
  • Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"

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Unbelievable Canadian War Stories

Well Beyond the Call of Duty

by Pat MacAdam

Often little-known but extraordinary, the quiet heroes of one of the most destructive wars in history left indelible impressions among those whose lives were touched by their actions. Up against firing squads, torpedoes, rogue waves, P.O.W. camps, and all the living hells of warfare, they persevered, they saved lives, and they valiantly served their country. Distinguished and decorated, these men used unconventional methods and quick-thinking tactics to excel on the front lines.
Often little-known but extraordinary, the quiet heroes of one of the most destructive wars in history left indelible impressions among those whose lives were touched by their actions. Up against firing squads, torpedoes, rogue waves, P.O.W. camps, and all the living hells of warfare, they persevered, they saved lives, and they valiantly served their country. Distinguished and decorated, these men used unconventional methods and quick-thinking tactics to excel on the front lines.

About the Author

Patrick (Pat) MacAdam is a native Cape Bretoner who has made Ottawa his home since 1959. He holds bachelor's degrees in arts and education from St. Francis Xavier University. He paid his way through university by writing for the Sydney Post-Record, Halifax Chronicle-Herald and Fredericton Daily Gleaner. He spent three summers in the Canadian Officers Training Corps in Camp Borden, Ontario, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. His entire professional life has been in public relations and politics. He was senior writer in the Public Relations Department, Expo '67, the Montreal World's Fair from 1963 to 1967. He was director of public relations and promotion for CJOH-TV (Bushnell TV) and produced "Question Period" for CTV Network. He was a researcher, speechwriter, and aide to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker from 1959 to 1963. In 1983, he joined his university friend, Brian Mulroney, as his first employee and most senior aide. He resigned from the Prime Minister's Office in 1987 to become Minister-Counsellor, Press and Media (Press Officer) at the Canadian High Commission, Trafalgar Square, London. His freelance writing has appeared in Hudson Bay history magazine The Beaver, Weekend Magazine, The Canadian Magazine, Maclean's, Ottawa Citizen, Globe and Mail, National Post, Sun Media newspapers in Ottawa and Toronto, the Cape Bretoner Magazine, daily newspapers in Saint John, Sydney, Halifax, Vancouver, and St. John's. His writing for the Ottawa Citizen earned him two National Newspaper Award nominations for excellence in feature writing.

Subjects (BISAC)

HISTORY / Canada / General

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