Tagged: ww2
Operation JUBILEE: The Allied Raid on Dieppe (1942) A Historical Analysis of a Planning Failure
Title: Operation JUBILEE: The Allied Raid on Dieppe (1942) – A Historical Analysis of a Planning Failure. Author: Lieutenant-Colonel Jim Goodman, Canadian Forces Thesis: It was not any single event that led to the...
Corvette K-225
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.
Canada’s Wars: An Illustrated History
In this important new book, Jonathan Webb gives young Canadians a comprehensive look at Canada’s efforts in wars ranging from the Boer War of 1884 up to the war in Afghanistan. Each section provides...
Canada’s War: The Politics of the Mackenzie King Government, 1939-1945
Canada’s transformation during World War II is an amazing piece of history, still recounted best by award-winning writer and scholar, J.L. Granatstein. Canada’s War remains the only account of the domestic and world politics...
Cinderella Army: The Canadians in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
In his controversial and award-winning 2003 book Fields of Fire, Terry Copp offered a stunning reversal of accepted military history, challenging the conventional view that the Canadian contribution to the Battle of Normandy was...
