Great Canadian Battles
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Great Canadian Battles
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Author : Edward Humphreys
language : en
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Release Date : 2013-12-05
Great Canadian Battles written by Edward Humphreys and has been published by Arcturus Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-05 with History categories.
Wars, raids and rebellions have driven the history of Canada forward from the earliest days of New France, through the two world wars to the present day. Beginning with the Battle of Lake Champlain in 1609 and ending with the second Battle of Panjwaye in 2006 (part of the war in Afghanistan), Great Canadian Battles features conflicts in Canada and abroad. Author Edward Humphreys analyses the tactics, tragedies and triumphs of Canadian warfare, including military feats such as Colonel de Salaberry's unlikely victory at Chateaugay and the famous Battle of Vimy Ridge. Battles Include: - Quebec, 1775 The New Year's Eve assault, fought during a blizzard, that marked the final attempt to capture the fortified city. - Cut Knife, 1885 The brilliant victory of Poundmaker over the united forces of the North-West Mounted Police, Canadian Army and local militias. - The Somme, 1916 The horrific battle in which tanks were deployed for the first time.
Valour At Vimy Ridge
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Author : Douglas, Tom
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 2017-09-01
Valour At Vimy Ridge written by Douglas, Tom and has been published by James Lorimer & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-01 with History categories.
A defining moment in Canadian military history. A much-needed Allied victory. A show of valour and heroism. The battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 saw Canadian troops storm a strategic 14-kilometre long escarpment that was believed to be impregnable. This was the first time in the nation's history that a corps-sized formation fought together as a unit under its own meticulous planning. Canadian troops persevered under heavy fire to take the ridge, demonstrating incredible discipline and bravery. The battle became a symbol of sacrifice for the young nation and a turning point in its role in the global theatre of war.
Welcome To Flanders Fields
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Author : Daniel George Dancocks
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 1989
Welcome To Flanders Fields written by Daniel George Dancocks and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
Rich with historical detail, 'Welcome to Flanders Fields' recreates the atmosphere and events of The Second Battle of Ypres, and gives voice to the soldiers who, in a baptism by fire, gave their hearts and their lives in the Allied cause.
Portraits Of Battle
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Author : Peter Farrugia
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2021-04-01
Portraits Of Battle written by Peter Farrugia and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-01 with History categories.
Portraits of Battle brings together biography, battle accounts, and historiographical analysis to examine the lives of a cross-section of Canadians who served in the First World War. All Canadians are taught about Vimy Ridge, but that celebrated victory was just one battle among many to shape the country’s experience of the war. These portraits of the formerly faceless men and women honoured on war memorials provide a fresh and nuanced perspective on the complex legacy of the Great War in Canadian history.
At The Sharp End Volume One
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Author : Tim Cook
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-08-16
At The Sharp End Volume One written by Tim Cook and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-16 with History categories.
The first comprehensive history of Canadians in WWI in forty years, and already hailed as the definitive work on Canadians in the Great War, At the Sharp End covers the harrowing early battles of 1914—16. Tens of thousands, and then hundreds of thousands, died before the generals and soldiers found a way to break the terrible stalemate of the front. Based on eyewitness accounts detailed in the letters of ordinary soldiers, Cook describes the horrible struggle, first to survive in battle, and then to drive the Germans back. At the Sharp End provides both an intimate look at the Canadian men in the trenches and an authoritative account of the slow evolution in tactics, weapons, and advancement. Featuring never-before-published photographs, letters, diaries, and maps, this recounting of the Great War through the soldiers' eyes is moving, engaging, and thoroughly engrossing.
Canada S Glory
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Author : Arthur Bishop
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Canada S Glory written by Arthur Bishop and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
Breakout From Juno
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Author : Mark Zuehlke
language : en
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Release Date : 2011-11-08
Breakout From Juno written by Mark Zuehlke and has been published by Douglas & McIntyre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-08 with History categories.
The ninth book in the Canadian Battle Series, Breakout from Juno, is the first dramatic chronicling of Canada's pivotal role throughout the entire Normandy Campaign following the D-Day landings. On July 4, 1944, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division won the village of Carpiquet but not the adjacent airfield. Instead of a speedy victory, the men faced a bloody fight. The Canadians advanced relentlessly at a great cost in bloodshed. Within 2 weeks the 2nd Infantry and 4th Armoured divisions joined coming together as the First Canadian Army. The soldiers fought within a narrow landscape extending a mere 21 miles from Caen to Falaise. They won a two-day battle for Verrières Ridge starting on July 21, after 1,500 casualties. More bloody battles followed, until finally, on August 21, the narrowing gap that had been developing at Falaise closed when American and Canadian troops shook hands. The German army in Normandy had been destroyed, only 18,000 of about 400,000 men escaping. The Allies suffered 206,000 casualties, of which 18,444 were Canadians. Breakout from Juno is a story of uncommon heroism, endurance and sacrifice by Canada's World War II volunteer army and pays tribute to Canada's veterans.
Terrible Victory
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Author : Mark Zuehlke
language : en
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre Limited
Release Date : 2014-09-23
Terrible Victory written by Mark Zuehlke and has been published by Douglas & McIntyre Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-23 with History categories.
Mark Zuehlke returns to his best-selling narratives of the Canadian army in World War II, with this account of the bloody liberation of western Holland, one of our finest, and most costly, military victories. In September 1944 nothing mattered more to the Allies than liberating Antwerp, Europe's largest port. On September 4 the port fell to Second British Army and it seemed the war would soon be won. But Antwerp was of little value unless the 12-mile-long West Scheldt Estuary linking it to the North Sea was also in Allied hands. In his greatest blunder of the war, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery failed to realize this. Set on winning the war with the great offensive known as Market Garden, Montgomery turned his back on Antwerp, leaving the First Canadian Army to fight its way up the long coastal flank. The battle that raged from September 13 to November 4 was for Canada the bloodiest of World War II, costing more than 6,000 casualties.
Ortona
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Author : Mark Zuehlke
language : en
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Release Date : 2004
Ortona written by Mark Zuehlke and has been published by Douglas & McIntyre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
In one furious week of fighting in December 1943, the First Canadian Infantry Division took Ortona, Italy, from elite German paratroopers ordered to hold the medieval port at all costs. When the battle was over, the Canadians emerged victorious despite heavy losses. Over 2,500 Canadians died or were wounded there. Military historian Mark Zuehlke blends reminiscences of the Canadians, Germans, and Italians who were there together with a blow-by-blow account of the fighting to create a harrowing, ultimately hopeful rendering of one of World War II's defining moments.
Canada And The Great War
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Canada And The Great War written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Battles categories.