Archana Cini, Journal Lookout
Le service et le sacrifice qui façonnent le Canada ne vivent pas seulement à travers les monuments et les médailles, mais aussi dans les livres. La lecture, tout comme le souvenir, invite à la réflexion.
Qu’ils soient racontés à travers le prisme de l’histoire, de la fiction, de l’expérience vécue ou de l’art, les livres ci-dessous préservent la voix de nos anciens combattants. Ensemble, ils veillent à ce que leurs sacrifices continuent de façonner notre compréhension du devoir, de la paix et de ce que signifie servir. Ils sont racontés par nos anciens combattants, nos historiens et nos conteurs. Il est important de noter que les documents suggérés ci-dessous nous rappellent que la guerre et le service militaire dépassent largement le champ de bataille. Ils s’immiscent dans nos foyers, nos cœurs, nos communautés et notre histoire collective. Ils ne nous quitteront jamais. En ce mois du Souvenir, les Canadiens sont encouragés à lire et à revisiter la liste de lecture ci-dessous, riche en enseignements, comme un acte puissant de commémoration.
And No Birds Sang by Farley Mowat: A powerful Second World War memoir by a Canadian infantry officer grappling with loss and the human cost of war.
A History of Women in the Canadian Military by Barbara Dundas: A sweeping exploration into over a century of women’s service in the Canadian military from the 1885 Northwest Rebellion to today.
A Sailor’s Life by Peter Godwin Chance: A naval memoir chronicling over three decades of service in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) recounted by one of the country’s most distinguished sailors.
Warriors & Nations: Voices from the Original Peoples by Jean Miso: A collection of Indigenous veteran narratives from across Canada on the intersections of service, identity, and community from the Boer War to the present day.
The Naval Service of Canada 1910‑2010 (ed. Alec Douglas): A comprehensive centennial history of Canada’s naval force, origins, wartime operations, and ongoing modern transformation.
The Wars by Timothy Findley: The story of 19-year-old Canadian soldier Robert Ross as he grapples with grief and duty in the chaos of trench warfare during the First World War.
Atrocity on the Atlantic: Attack on a Hospital Ship during the Great War by Nate Hendley: A gripping account of how the Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle was torpedoed by a German submarine in 1918 in a tragic moment of Canadian naval history.
Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden: The story of two Cree snipers and the aunt who carries one of them home through the wilderness in a tale that explores the toll of war, Indigenous tradition, and healing.
