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On to Victory: The Canadian Liberation of the Netherlands, March 23–May 5, 1945

By Mark Zuehlke

Book information

Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Year
2010
ISBN
1553654307, 9781553654308
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
2 MB (2381514 bytes)
Series
Canadian Battle
Pages
416\0
Time added
2013-12-25 11:19:16

Description

The eighth Canadian Battle Series volume 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 Liberation Campaign, a series of fierce, desperate battles during the last three months of the war, was bittersweet. A nation’s freedom was won and the war concluded, but these final hostilities cost Canada 6,298 casualties, including 1,482 dead.With his trademark “you are there” style that draws upon official records, veteran memories, and a keen understanding of the combat experience, Mark Zuehlke brings to life this concluding chapter in the story of Canada in World War II.

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