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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
The evolution of Canada as a military power is chronicled here by military historians J.L. Granatstein and Dean F. Oliver in this authoritative and highly readable book. Their entries included concise biographies from James Wolfe to Rick Hillier; key military-political issues like the conscription crises, war finance, and Canada-U.S. relations; lesser-known conflicts such as the Pig War and the Aroostook War; and more recent issues facing the Canadian...
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Publisher
UBC Press
Language
English
Description
"Three-quarters of a century after the Second World War, almost all the participants are gone. This book contains interviews with and about the Canadian generals who led the troops during that war. Edited and introduced by one of the foremost military historians of our time, this carefully curated collection brings to life the generals and their wartime experiences. The content is revealing and conversations frank. Peers and subordinates alike scrutinize...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
The battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 is a much celebrated moment in both Canadian and European military history. Vimy was a costly success. While it did improve military and public morale, the reality is that it was more of a symbolic victory than a strategic one. Surprisingly, few Canadians are familiar with the real story of Canadian military success and sacrifice: the Hundred Days that led to the end of the war.
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Publisher
Patrick Crean Editions, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishersLtd
Language
English
Description
This is the story of the Canadian First Army that fought its way from Juno Beach to D-Day in June, 1944, through Normandy, into the Netherlands to liberate that country, to the terrible battles in the Scheldt area, and finally into Germany in 1945. The argument of this book is that the Canadian army changed from an amateur force in 1939-41 into the supremely skilled and formidably equipped army by late 1944 that was able to prevail against a first-class...
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