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The Regiment (Paperback)
Farley Mowat; Introduction by Lee Windsor
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The story of an astonishing band of Canadian soldiers and their
part in the Allied victory in Italy. The Hastings and Prince Edward
Regiment (the Hasty Ps) was Canada’s most decorated regiment in
the Second World War, winning thirty-one battle honours. Famed for
their role in the Allied invasion of Sicily and the conquest of
Italy, for six years the members of the regiment suffered brutal
conditions, fighting bravely in the face of fierce opposition from
the enemy, and ultimately triumphing. In The Regiment (originally
published in 1955), Farley Mowat, famed Canadian fiction writer and
regiment member, tells the story of the Hasty Ps, from their
recruitment in September 1939 until the end of the war. Mowat was a
second lieutenant and platoon leader with the regiment, and writes
movingly of the great suffering his fellow soldiers endured, their
bravery in battle, and the lasting friendships he forged as a
member of the group.
Steel Calvary is the story of the transformation of a horse cavalry
unit to one of Canada's most famous armoured regiments.Twentieth
century warfare is epitomized by the image of Allied tanks growling
across the countryside, engaging their Nazi counterparts. One of
the most storied of such regiments is the 8th (New Brunswick)
Hussars. Founded in 1848 as the first volunteer cavalry regiment in
British North America, the Hussars began the Second World War as a
Motorcycle Regiment before converting to tanks in 1941. First
posted to Italy in late 1943, the regiment was introduced to war
near Ortona. They formed part of the great drive beyond Monte
Cassino to Rome. But their reputation was forged at the Gothic Line
and Coriano Ridge during two weeks that marked their fiercest and
bloodiest trial of the war.Steel Cavalry: The 8th (New Brunswick)
Hussars and the Second World War is volume 18 in the New Brunswick
Military Heritage Series.
Loyal Gunners uniquely encapsulates the experience of Canadian
militia gunners and their units into a single compelling narrative
that centres on the artillery units of New Brunswick. The story of
those units is a profoundly Canadian story: one of dedication and
sacrifice in service of great guns and of Canada. The 3rd Field
Regiment (The Loyal Company), Royal Canadian Artillery, is Canada's
oldest artillery unit, dating to the founding of the Loyal Company
in Saint John in 1793. Since its centennial in 1893, 3rd Field--in
various permutations of medium, coastal, and anti-aircraft
artillery--has formed the core of New Brunswick's militia
artillery, and it has endured into the twenty-first century as the
last remaining artillery unit in the province. This book is the
first modern assessment of the development of Canadian heavy
artillery in the Great War, the first look at the development of
artillery in general in both world wars, and the first exploration
of the development and operational deployment of anti-tank
artillery in the Second World War. It also tells a universal story
of survival as it chronicles the fortunes of New Brunswick militia
units through the darkest days of the Cold War, when conventional
armed forces were entirely out of favour. In 1950 New Brunswick had
four and a half regiments of artillery; by 1970 it had one--3rd
Field. Loyal Gunners traces the rise and fall of artillery
batteries in New Brunswick as the nature of modern war evolved.
From the Great War to Afghanistan it provides the most
comprehensive account to date of Canada's gunners.
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