Tagged: wwii
The Dam Busters
The story of how the British attacked German dams in WWII by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective. The Dam Busters chronicles the story of 617 Squadron,...
Forgotten Victory: First Canadian Army and the Cruel Winter of 1944-45
During the winter of 1944–45, the western allies desperately sought a strategy that would lead to Germany’s quick defeat. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers in trenches and dugouts suffered through the bitterest European winter...
On to Victory: The Canadian Liberation of the Netherlands, March 23—May 5, 1945
On to Victory is the little-told story of the tense final days of World War II, remembered in the Netherlands as “the sweetest of springs,” which saw the country’s liberation from German occupation. The...
Breakout from Juno: First Canadian Army and the Normandy Campaign, July 4-August 21, 1944
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...
Storming Juno
Storming Juno is a landmark 90-minute docu-drama based on the true stories and events that took place on D-Day, June 6, 1944 at the Juno Beach, where Canadian troops stormed ashore to join in...
Decoding a WW2 Soldier’s Service Book
The cursive writing, codes, abbreviations and acronyms contained in a soldier’s Service Book can be puzzles in and of themselves.
