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Second World War Documentaries

The Second World War started in 1939 and lasted for six years. For a country with such a small population at the time, Canada's participation in the war was remarkable. Canadian servicemen fought in the air, on the seas and over land. The true horror of war is reflected in the 45,000 Canadians who did not return home to their families.

	Jeff Nicklin: Hero of the Gridiron and the Battlefield (27 minutes, 30 seconds) ($11.00) • Order DVD A documentary about Lt-Col Jeff Nicklin -- an all-star with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers who was killed in action while leading the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion on the drop into the Rhineland in March'45.

	Cliff Chadderton - Up Close and Personal (57 minutes, 30 seconds) ($12.00) • Order DVD Memoir Package: Purchase Up Close and Personal Book and DVD ($15.00) • Order Both In 2006, Cliff Chadderton had the privilege of granting an interview with Veterans Affairs Canada as part of its Heroes Remember project. He tells of life and death events during the Normandy invasion, his "worst day" at a place called Soulangy and the defining moment during the Battle for the Scheldt that cost him his leg.

	Watch and Warn: Canada's Home Front Aircraft Detection Corps (57 minutes, 30 seconds) ($12.00) • Order DVD How ordinary Canadians answered their country's urgent call for help and volunteered to watch for enemy saboteurs on the home front.

	The Boys of Kelvin High: Canadians in Bomber Command (2 hours) ($14.00) • Order DVD This documentary is dedicated to the Canadians who volunteered for one of the most dangerous occupations of the war - Bomber Command.

	DIEPPE: Don't Call it a Failure (57 minutes, 30 seconds) ($12.00) • Order DVD The raid on Dieppe, the French seaside port across the channel from England, has been the subject of many books and films.

	A War of Their Own (2 hours) ($14.00) • Order DVD Tells the story of the Canadian troops who landed on the southern shore of Sicily and ultimately made their way up the Italian mainland.

	D-DAY: The Story of The Canadian Assault Troops (57 minutes, 30 seconds) ($12.00) • Order DVD This video tells of the achievements of Canadians, who got further inland on D-Day than any of the other forces in Normandy.

	Operation Charnwood: The Canadian Battle for Caen (57 minutes, 30 seconds) ($12.00) • Order DVD D-Day gave Canadians a foothold in France. The next big battle was to dislodge the Germans from Caen.

	Take No Prisoners: The Nazi SS in Normandy (57 minutes, 30 seconds) ($12.00) • Order DVD A chilling account of the execution of more than 130 Canadian soldiers by the Nazi SS following the Normandy invasion in 1944.

	Canada's Hong Kong Veterans: The Compensation Story (57 minutes, 30 seconds) ($12.00) • Order DVD Cliff Chadderton recounts the struggle for compensation for former prisoners of war.

	Against All Odds (1 and 2 hour versions) ($12.00\$14.00) • Order 1 hour DVD • Order 2 hour DVD The true story of the Second World War battle for the Scheldt Estuary in Holland and Belgium, which resulted in 6,500 Canadian casualties.

	The Eastern Front and The Western Front (Box set includes both documentaries. Each Part 27 minutes, 30 seconds) ($12.00) • Order DVD The Eastern Front focuses on the suffering and hardship that took place in the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia during the Second World War. The Western Front - Glorified newsreels of the Second World War are contrasted with authentic footage from the battles of Dieppe, Sicily, and Normandy.

	Bulletproof? You Be the Judge (70 minutes) ($12.00) • Order DVD *Bulletproof? You be the Judge* cites historical documentation to indicate that the controversial series *The Valour and The Horror* is flawed.