The Canadian Battlefields in Northern France
Author | : Terry Copp |
Publisher | : Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2011-11-15 |
ISBN-13 | : 1926804015 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781926804019 |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Canadian Battlefields in Northern France written by Terry Copp and published by Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the Canadian battles in Northern France during the First and Second World Wars. The Great War battlefields of the Somme, Beaumont-Hamel, Vimy and Arras, and the last Hundred Days campaign are examined in great detail with many never-before-published photographs and detailed maps. The Second World War section contains a chapter on the ill-fated Dieppe raid of August 1942 as well as the 1944 Pursuit to the Seine and Channel Ports battles. Published by the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies and distributed by Wilfrid Laurier University Press.