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Terrible Victory: First Canadian Army and the Scheldt Estuary Campaign, September 13 — November 6, 1944

By Mark Zuehlke

Book information

Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Year
2007
ISBN
1553652274, 9781553652274, 1553654048, 9781553654049
LCC
D756.5.S34Z84 2007
Google Books ID
QrL5gRhvkB0C
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3341311 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
576\0
Time added
2013-09-14 01:35:04

Description

On September 4, 1944, Antwerp, Europe’s largest port, fell to the Second British Army and it seemed the war would soon be won. But Antwerp was of little value unless the West Scheldt Estuary linking it to the North Sea was also in Allied hands. In his greatest blunder of the war, Field Marshal Montgomery turned his back on the port, leaving the First Canadian Army to fight its way up the long coastal flank. By the time the Canadians and others serving with them reached the area, it had been transformed into a fortress manned by troops ordered to fight to the death. Crushing the Nazi defenders required all of the Canadians’ courage, endurance and skill. The battle that raged until November was Canada’s bloodiest of World War ii, costing more than 6,000 casualties.

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