Adopt-a-Book Program 2025
What is this program?
Each year, on April 1st, the Military History Research Centre of the Canadian War Museum submits a list of desired titles to the Friends charity. These titles are intended to enhance the Centre’s research capabilities but fall outside its budget allocation. This initiative aims to secure funding or support for acquiring valuable resources that will aid in military history research, enabling the Centre to better serve researchers, historians, and the public interested in this field.
Why is this program important?
Since the program’s inception, over 1,220 titles, valued at more than $55,000, have been sponsored for the Military History Research Centre. This generosity has significantly enhanced the Centre’s international reputation, allowing Canadian and global researchers to access valuable resources through the Inter-library Loan Service. As a result, these efforts enable researchers to pursue their studies in military history, thereby contributing to a broader understanding of wars and their effects on societies. This initiative not only supports academic research but also enriches public knowledge and appreciation of historical military events and their societal impacts.
Why should you support this program?
- Knowing that you are helping to enhance the capabilities of the Military History Research Centre and its international reputation for excellence;
- Knowing that you have contributed positive and practical support through the Friends charity for the on-going work of the Canadian War Museum as a national treasure.
- Knowing that each adopted title has your name inserted on the inside cover, hence a permanent record of your generosity; and
- Knowing that, in addition to your name, you have the ability to recognize another individual or group – living or departed – in tribute, or in memoriam;
How can I support?
You can adopt a book or multiple books to honor a person you admire. Here’s how you can participate:
- Visit the Sponsor a Book page on the Friends of the Canadian War Museum’s website.
- Follow the provided steps to enter the required information.
- In the ‘message box,’ be sure to include ‘Adopt-a-Book’ along with the listed number(s) and title(s) you wish to sponsor.
- If you would like to make a tribute, there is an additional box where you can enter an ‘in memoriam’ or ‘dedication.’
This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize someone special while supporting the Military History Research Centre!
Adopt-a-Book Campaign 2025-2026
The books adopted during this campaign will play a crucial role in ensuring that the Military History Research Centre’s library remains the premier collection of Canadian military history titles globally. This year’s offering includes 57 books in both English and French, featuring the latest literature in the field while also addressing existing gaps in the library’s subject matter for a comprehensive overview of military history.
The selected titles cover a vast array of topics, such as:
- Geopolitics and strategy
- Military tactics
- Personal experiences, including women’s perspectives in war
- General and military history across different eras
- Economic weapons
- Wargaming
- Photography
The titles that the MHRC library aims to acquire are listed below. You may choose specific titles or allow the campaign coordinator to make selections on your behalf. If a title has already been adopted, an alternate title of equal value will be assigned.
Each adopted book will feature a bookplate inscribed with the sponsor’s name and any “In Memoriam” or “Dedication” message. This ensures that your contribution is commemorated and that you play a part in expanding the library’s valuable resources.
| Order Number-Numéro de commande | Title-Titre | Author-Auteur | No. of copies-Nombre de copies | Adopt-a-Book Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.N.M. Mykytiuk | SOLD | $20.00 | |
| 2 | Col. Charles S Oliviero | SOLD | $25.00 | |
| 3 | John C. Thompson | SOLD | $20.00 | |
| 4 | Cathy Littlejohn | SOLD | $25.00 | |
| 5 | Sampson J. Goodfellow | SOLD | $20.00 | |
| 6 | Oscar Drumheller Seawell | SOLD | $29.00 | |
| 7 | Donald Bowman | SOLD | $17.00 | |
| 8 | Charles de Gaulle | SOLD | $65.00 | |
| 9 | Robert Cowley | SOLD | $54.00 | |
| 10 | Terry Treadwell | SOLD | $70.00 | |
| 11 | Doug Most | SOLD | $40.00 | |
| 12 | Alexandra Churchill | SOLD | $47.00 | |
| 13 | James Hollandm, Al Murray | SOLD | $44.00 | |
| 14 | Garrett m Graff | SOLD | $45.00 | |
| 15 | Adrien Fontanellaz | SOLD | $47.00 | |
| 16 | Richard Dannatt | Allen Packwood | SOLD | $20.00 | |
| 17 | Thierry Marignac | SOLD | $35.00 | |
| 18 | Gilles Dorronsoro | SOLD | $48.00 | |
| 19 | Stéphane Weiss | SOLD | $41.00 | |
| 20 | Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau | SOLD | $40.00 | |
| 21 | Collectif | SOLD | $79.00 | |
| 22 | Charles Lachman | SOLD | $30.00 | |
| 23 | Clémentine Vidal-Naquet | SOLD | $28.00 | |
| 24 | Paul Thomas Chamberlin | SOLD | $46.00 | |
| 25 | Saul David | SOLD | $27.00 | |
| 26 | Ankit Panda | SOLD | $41.00 | |
| 27 | Jean-Michel Valantin | SOLD | $35.00 | |
| 28 | Medea Benjamin | David Swanson | SOLD | $25.00 | |
| 29 | Vladislav Zubok | SOLD | $49.00 | |
| 30 | Andrea Hetherington | SOLD | $46.00 | |
| 31 | Timothy Andrews Sayle | SOLD | $80.00 | |
| 32 | SOLD | $35.00 | ||
| 33 | John Wooldridge | SOLD | $16.00 | |
| 34 | Fallen Soldiers, Cultural Memory, and the Making of an American Nation, 1863–1921 | Shannon Bontrager | SOLD | $60.00 |
| 35 | One Hundred Years of Intelligence Collection by Ships and Submarines | Norman Polmar and Lee J. Mathers | SOLD | $35.00 |
| 36 | Imperial Culture in British and French Trench Newspapers of the Great War | Elizabeth Stice | SOLD | $60.00 |
| 37 | The Relocation, Internment, and Repatriation of German, Italian, and Japanese Americans during the Second World War | John E. Schmitz | SOLD | $65.00 |
| 38 | The International Struggle over Antibiotics | Marc Landas | SOLD | $40.00 |
| 39 | The Sinking of Japan’s Secret Submarine I-52 | David W. Jourdan | SOLD | $35.00 |
| 40 | Kellie Wilson-Buford | SOLD | $50.00 | |
| 41 | Richard H. Tomczak | SOLD | $110.00 | |
| 42 | Canadian Intelligence Assessments of the Soviet Threat to North America, 1946–1964 | Alan Barnes | SOLD | $110.00 |
| 43 | Tortures, manipulations et armes chimiques | Gordon Thomas | SOLD | $40.00 |
| 44 | Carnets de guerre, 1914-1918 | Joseph Alphonse Couture et Mourad Djebabla-Brun | SOLD | $28.00 |
| 45 | Ken Setterington | SOLD | $18.00 | |
| 46 | Éric Mottet et Barthélémy Courmont | SOLD | $35.00 | |
| 47 | Joanne Hamelin | SOLD | $30.00 | |
| 48 | Paul Cornish | SOLD | $28.00 | |
| 49 | William Andrews | SOLD | $65.00 | |
| 50 | Henry Buckton | SOLD | $46.00 | |
| 51 | IWM | SOLD | $13.00 | |
| 52 | Peter Taylor | SOLD | $18.00 | |
| 53 | Geraint Jones | SOLD | $41.00 | |
| 54 | The Texel Uprising and Hitler’s Revenge – April-May 1945 | Eric Lee | SOLD | $39.00 |
| 55 | Matthew Paul Trudgen | SOLD | $110.00 | |
| 56 | Isabel Campbell | SOLD | $40.00 | |
| 57 | Bohdan S. Kordan | SOLD | $25.00 | |
| 58 | Marc Lefrançois | SOLD | $27.00 | |
| 59 | Jeff Hoffenaar | SOLD | $177.00 | |
| 60 | Interviewing Hitler: How George Ward Price Became the World’s Most Famous Journalist | Richard Evans | 1 | $18.00 |
| 61 | Logistics in World War II 1939-1945 | John Norris | 1 | $55.00 |
| 62 | Hitler’s ‘Wonder’ U-Boats: The Birth of the Cold War’s Hunter-Killer Submarines | Jak P. Mallmann Showell | 1 | $60.00 |
| 63 | First World War uniforms | Catherine Price-Rowe | 1 | $50.00 |
| 64 | Aleutian Islands: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II | U S Army Center of Military History | 1 | $20.00 |
| 65 | Canadian vehicles in Korea | Don Dingwall | 1 | $60.00 |
| 66 | From Boiled Beef to Chicken Tikka: 500 Years of Feeding the British Army | Janet MacDonald | 1 | $60.00 |
| 67 | U-boat Prey: Merchant Sailors At War, 1939-1942 | Philip Kaplan | 1 | $35.00 |
| 68 | Tea, rum & fags | Alan Weeks | 1 | $40.00 |
| 69 | The Nazi Menace: Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Road to War | Benjamin Carter Hett | 1 | $40.00 |
| 70 | L’Heure des Prédateurs | Giuliano da Empoli | 1 | $35.00 |
| 71 | Les erreurs stratégiques du IIIe Reich | Bernard Schnetzler | 1 | $35.00 |
| 72 | D | Eric Pourcel | SOLD | $25.00 |
| 73 | Ryan Then | SOLD | $55.00 | |
| 74 | Logistics In The Falklands War | Kenneth L. Privratsky | 1 | $50.00 |
| 75 | Christoph Bergs,Bernhard Kast | SOLD | $65.00 | |
| 76 | John F. White | SOLD | $30.00 | |
| 77 | George H. Quester | SOLD | $80.00 | |
| 78 | David Richards,Julian Lindley-French | SOLD | $50.00 | |
| 79 | Surrogate Warfare: The Transformation of War in the Twenty-First Century | de Andreas Krieg (Auteur), Jean-Marc Rickli (Auteur) | 1 | $40.00 |
| 80 | The Weimar Years: Rise and Fall 1918-1933 | Frank McDonough | 1 | $30.00 |
| 81 | Brian D. Laslie | SOLD | $70.00 | |
| 82 | Russell Miller | SOLD | $35.00 | |
| 83 | Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Charles Portal: One of the Greatest Allied Leaders of WW2 | Richard Michael Milburn | 1 | $45.00 |
| 84 | Grand strategy in 10 words : a guide to great power politics in the 21st century | Sven Biscop | 1 | $45.00 |
| 85 | Reclaiming the Salient: Resurrecting the Great War Battlegrounds of Flanders Fields | Roger Steward | 1 | $35.00 |
| 86 | lin Poyer | SOLD | $75.00 | |
| 87 | David Abernethy | SOLD | $50.00 | |
| 88 | Sherman Tank, Vol. 6: M32- and M74-Series Sherman-Based Recovery Vehicles | David Doyle | 1 | $30.00 |
| 89 | Notre Guerre | Nahlah Ayed | 1 | $35.00 |
| 90 | “La Paix Le parcours d’un guerrier” | Roméo Dallaire | 1 | $30.00 |
| 91 | Jean-François Lépine, sur la ligne de feu | Jean-François Lépine | 1 | $30.00 |
| 92 | Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare | Katrina Manson | 1 | $40.00 |
| 93 | Greg O’reilly | SOLD | $28.00 | |
| 94 | Christian Bernadac | SOLD | $15.00 | |
| 95 | Interference and Espionage in China’s Secret War Against Canada | Dennis Molinaro | SOLD | $38.00 |
| 96 | The Return of Great Powers Russia, China, and the Next World War | Jim Scuttio | 1 | $40.00 |
| 97 | Challenging Exile | Eric M Adams | 1 | $35.00 |
| 98 | Patrice Dutil | SOLD | $50.00 | |
| 99 | Chrétien and the World Canadian Foreign Policy from 1993 to 2003 | Jack Cunningham and John Meehan | 1 | $45.00 |
| 100 | Postdoctoral Fellow Centre for International Policy Studies Lou Pingeot | SOLD | $100.00 | |
| 101 | Swivel-Guns – Breechloaders And Muzzleloaders | Ralph Gallwey | 1 | $25.00 |
| 102 | Bombs Away!: , World War II, and Canada’s Response to the Crisis | M. G. Bucholtz | 1 | $25.00 |
| 103 | Pirate of the Adriatic | Sean E. Livingston | 1 | $20.00 |
| 104 | The AI Military Race: Common Good Governance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence | Denise Garcia | 1 | $45.00 |
| 105 | AI, Automation, and War: The Rise of a Military-Tech Complex | Anthony King | 1 | $45.00 |
| 106 | Beast in the Machine: How Robotics and AI Will Transform Warfare and the Future of Human Conflict | George M. Dougherty | 1 | $40.00 |
| 107 | Éric Plante | SOLD | $30.00 |
