Fields of Fire - The Canadians in Normandy: Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

With Fields of Fire, Terry Copp challenges the conventional view that the Canadian contribution to the Battle of Normandy was a "failure" - that the allies won only through the use of brute force, and that the Canadian soldiers and commanding officers were essentially incompetent. His detailed and impeccably researched analysis of what actually happened on the battlefield portrays a flexible, innovative army that made a major, and successful, contribution to the defeat of the German forces in just seventy-six days. Challenging both existing interpretations of the campaign and current approaches to military history, Copp examines the Battle of Normandy, tracking the soldiers over the battlefield terrain and providing an account of each operation carried out by the Canadian army. In so doing, he illustrates the valour, skill, and commitment of the Allied citizen-soldier in the face of a well-entrenched and well-equipped enemy army. This new edition of Copp's best-selling, award-winning history includes a new introduction that examines the strategic background of the Battle of Normandy.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Joanne Goodman Lectures
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	April 2014
Authors:	Terry Copp
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	406
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4426-2655-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > History > General
LSN:	1-4426-2655-0
Barcode:	9781442626553

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