The Breed Of Manly Men By Ted Slaney
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The Breed Of Manly Men By Ted Slaney
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Author : Alex Morrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Breed Of Manly Men By Ted Slaney written by Alex Morrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The Breed Of Manly Men
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Author : Alex Morrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Breed Of Manly Men written by Alex Morrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
Cape Breton Island contains the counties of Cape Breton, Victoria, Inverness and Richmond.
One Of The Boys
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Author : Paul Jackson
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2010
One Of The Boys written by Paul Jackson and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
A new edition of a book that has changed the way we think about sexual conduct and combat.
The Soldiers General
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Author : Douglas E. Delaney
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2014-08-01
The Soldiers General written by Douglas E. Delaney and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with History categories.
Self-doubt so plagued him that he suffered a nervous breakdown even before fighting his first combat action. But, by the end of the Second World War, Bert Hoffmeister had exorcised his anxieties, risen from Captain to Major-General, and won more awards than any Canadian officer in the war. Fighting from the invasion of Sicily in July 1943 to the final victory in Europe in May 1945, this native Vancouverite earned a reputation as a fearless commander on the battlefield – one who led from the front, one well loved by those he led. How did he do it? The Soldiers’ General explains, in eloquent and accessible prose, how Hoffmeister conducted his business as a military commander. With an astute analytical eye, Delaney carefully dissects Hoffmeister’s numerous battles to reveal how he managed and how he led, how he directed and how he inspired. An exemplary leader, Hoffmeister stood out among his contemporaries, not so much for his technical ability to move the chess pieces well; there were plenty who could do that. Rather, Bert Hoffmeister was exceptional for his ability to get the chess pieces to move themselves.
The Gothic Line
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Author : Mark Zuehlke
language : en
Publisher: D & M Publishers
Release Date : 2009-07-01
The Gothic Line written by Mark Zuehlke and has been published by D & M Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-01 with History categories.
Like an armor-toothed belt across Italy’s upper thigh, the Gothic Line was the most fortified and fiercely defended position the German army had yet thrown in the path of the Allied forces. On August 25, 1944, it fell to I Canadian Corps to spearhead the famed Eighth Army’s major offensive, intended to rip through it. The 1st Infantry and 5th Armored Divisions advanced into a killing ground covered by thousands of machine-gun, antitank gun positions, and pillboxes expertly sited behind minefields and dense thickets of barbed wire. Never had the Germans in Italy brought so much artillery to bear or deployed such a great number of tanks. For 28 days, the battle raged as the Allied troops slugged an ever deeper hole into the German defences. The Metauro River, the Foglia River, Point 204, Tomba Di Pesaro, Coriano Ridge, San Martino, and San Fortunato became place names seared into the memories of those who fought there. They fought in a dust-choked land under a searing sun which by battle's end was reduced to a guagmire by rain. But they prevailed and on September 22 won the ground overlooking the Po River Valley, opening the way for the next phase of the Allied advance.
Endgame 1945
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Author : David Stafford
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown
Release Date : 2007-11-12
Endgame 1945 written by David Stafford and has been published by Little, Brown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-12 with History categories.
To end a history of World War II at VE Day is to leave the tale half told. Endgame 1945 highlights the gripping personal stories of nine men and women, ranging from soldiers to POWs to war correspondents, who witnessed firsthand the Allied struggle to finish the terrible game at last. Endgame 1945 highlights the gripping personal stories of nine men and women, ranging from soldiers to POWs to war correspondents, who witnessed firsthand the Allied struggle to finish the terrible game at last. Through their ground-level movements, Stafford traces the elaborate web of events that led to the war's real resolution: the deaths of Hitler and Mussolini, the liberation of Buchenwald and Dachau, and the Allies' race with the Red Army to establish a victors' foothold in Europe, to name a few. From Hitler's April decision never to surrender to the start of the Potsdam Conference, Stafford brings an unprecedented focus to the war's "final chapter." Narrative history at its most compelling, Endgame 1945 is the riveting story of three turbulent months that truly shaped the modern world.
Too Young To Die
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Author : John Boileau
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 2016-10-03
Too Young To Die written by John Boileau 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 2016-10-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
John Boileau and Dan Black tell the stories of some of the 30,000 underage youths -- some as young as fourteen -- who joined the Canadian Armed Forces in the Second World War. This is the companion volume to the authors' popular 2013 book Old Enough to Fight about boy soldiers in the First World War. Like their predecessors a generation before, these boys managed to enlist despite their youth. Most went on to face action overseas in what would become the deadliest military conflict in human history. They enlisted for a myriad of personal reasons -- ranging from the appeal of earning regular pay after the unemployment and poverty of the Depression to the desire to avenge the death of a brother or father killed overseas. Canada's boy soldiers, sailors and airmen saw themselves contributing to the war effort in a visible, meaningful way, even when that meant taking on very adult risks and dangers of combat. Meticulously researched and extensively illustrated with photographs, personal documents and specially commissioned maps, Too Young to Die provides a touching and fascinating perspective on the Canadian experience in the Second World War. Among the individuals whose stories are told: Ken Ewing, at age sixteen taken prisoner at Hong Kong and then a teenager in a Japanese prisoner of war campRalph Frayne, so determined to fight that he enlisted in the army, navy and Merchant Navy all before the age of seventeenRobert Boulanger, at age eighteen the youngest Canadian to die on the Dieppe beaches
Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping 1745 1945
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Author : John Graham Gibson
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 1998
Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping 1745 1945 written by John Graham Gibson and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Bagpipe categories.
He argues that the dramatic depopulation of the Highlands in the nineteenth century was one of the main reasons for the decline of Gaelic piping. Gibson follows the emigration of the Highland Scots from the Old World to the New - to where an echo of traditional Gaelic music can still be heard.
Guardian Of The Gulf
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Author : Brian Douglas Tennyson
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Guardian Of The Gulf written by Brian Douglas Tennyson and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with History categories.
A vivid and long overdue account of one of the great untold Canadian military stories: Sydney's importance as a major convoy port, a base in the hunt for German submarines, and an industrial centre producing critically important coal and steel.
Fight To The Finish
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Author : Tim Cook
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2015-09-29
Fight To The Finish 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 2015-09-29 with History categories.
Winner of the 2016 Ottawa Book Award The magisterial second volume of Tim Cook's definitive account of Canadians fighting in the Second World War. Historian Tim Cook displays his trademark storytelling ability in the second volume of his masterful account of Canadians in World War II. Cook combines an extraordinary grasp of military strategy with a deep empathy for the soldiers on the ground, at sea and in the air. Whether it's a minute-by-minute account of a gruelling artillery battle, vicious infighting among generals, the scene inside a medical unit, or the small details of a soldier's daily life, Cook creates a compelling narrative. He recounts in mesmerizing detail how the Canadian forces figured in the Allied bombing of Germany, the D-Day landing at Juno beach, the taking of Caen, and the drive south. Featuring dozens of black-and-white photographs and moving excerpts from letters and diaries of servicemen, Fight to the Finish is a memorable account of Canadians who fought abroad and of the home front that was changed forever.