Montreal At War 1938-1945 describes the ways in which the citizens of Canada’s largest and most muti-cultural city responded to the challenges of the latest years of the Great Depression, the rise of fascism and the Second World War. Planned as a sequel to Montreal at War 1914-1918 (Toronto: 2022). This draft begins with a chapter, “Metropolis” offering a socio-economic portrait of a city under stress. “Mosaic” outlines the cultural-linguistic character of Montreal, followed by “Appeasement”, “Mobilisation”, “Distant War 1940-1941” and “Limited War 1942-1943”.