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First Canadian Army - Victory in Europe 1944-45 (Paperback)
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First Canadian Army - Victory in Europe 1944-45 (Paperback)
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List price R639
Loot Price R526
Discovery Miles 5 260
You Save R113 (18%)
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“It’s rare for a book to capture your attention from the very
first sentence, but kudos to the authors of First Canadian Army for
doing just that... I, too, feel that Canada’s contributions to
victory in both world wars have unfortunately been downplayed or
ignored over the decades by the country’s allies.” —
Canada’s History Magazine. A pictorial history of the decisive
role played by Canada in the final year of World War II. After
Dunkirk, as the tattered remnants of Britain’s best troops
returned home without their heavy weapons, Canadian troops moved in
to defend northwest Europe, sending in virtually all of its
disposable weapon resources and 368,000 soldiers. The majority of
these were to be part of the First Canadian Army, which would play
a key role leading to the unconditional surrender by Nazi Germany
on May 9, 1945. This book is a pictorial history of the First
Canadian Army in northwest Europe during the final year of the war.
It concentrates not just on the events of 75 years ago but also
what can be seen on the ground today. The illustrations, over 350
of them, include battle, landing and assault maps; photographs of
soldiers in action and resting, aerial photographs of key sites of
action then and now; battlefield survivors such as Sherman tanks;
memorials to individuals and units; and, of course, the cemeteries
of Canadian, Polish and British soldiers. In ten parts and 60
chapters featuring 350 illustrations and maps, the book covers: The
Bridgehead; The Battles Around Caen; Clearing the Coast; Clearing
The Scheldt; Winter on the Maas; The Rhineland; Advance to the Sea;
I Corps in The West Netherlands; The German Surrender. Military
history buffs will enjoy this book for its focus on a specific
battalion and its actions at a decisive moment in the war. The
archival photographs are important records and reminders of this
watershed moment in World War II’s European theater.
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