Seeing Reds
The Red Scare of 1918-1919, Canada's First War on Terror

Audiobook This is an informative book. It was interesting to learn about Canada’s (with me being from the USA) initially battled communism (and others that were labeled as communist) in their country. A chunk of the book does look at events and actions in Russia, Germany, as well as the United State......more

I was hoping this would be interesting, but, after a bit, the book descended into a maze of names and dates that became hard to follow.......more

This book does a good job of summarizing the 1918-1919 "red scare" in Canada, with a lot of time spend discussing the Winnipeg General Strike. Too little of my personal reading is spend on Canadian history, and I found this to be refreshing change from my usual world history books. The author presen......more

A very detailed look at a darker chapter of the Canadian history. The book is long enough to be detailed and short enough not to bore me. I like the last chapter when the author ties it back to our post 9/11 anti terrorist era. 3 Out of 3 marks: - Penmanship. Did the author present the ideas in a conc......more

A fantastic look at Canada’s version of the “red scare” with a brief, insightful comparison to the current situation with the war on terror.......more