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Title: Fields of Fire: The Canadians in Normandy (Joanne Goodman Lectures, 1998) by J. T. Copp, Terry Copp ISBN: 0-8020-3730-5 Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr Pub. Date: May, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Ranks with Keegan, surpasses D'Este
Comment: The much vaunted and overly glamorized 12th SS were systematically destroyed in the fields of Normandy in three short months. And who did it? Primarly, a bunch of civilians from Canada - clerks and farmers, mailmen and college students, athletes and fathers. I know what you're thinking, surely that's because they had all that artillery and air power, sheer mass against those few brave tactical geniuses Liddell Hart admired so much. True, the western allies did have advantages, most obvious in the air (but tactical air power was hardly a deciding factor on the battlefield,) but they were the ones storming across open fields into well entrenched positions manned with automatic weapons, mortars, assault guns and heavy tanks including the Tiger. If you think Wittmann was brave charging into Villers Bocage in a 57 ton behemoth, how much braver did you have to be in a Sherman without the armor protection or deadly 88mm?
If you're interested in having your eyes opened to what the fighting in Normandy was really like, read this book. No, the Canadians weren't supermen, but they weren't inept either. They, like their German counterparts, fought long and hard against difficult odds. This book goes a long way to provide some much needed balance to the story of Normandy. The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division came ashore on the 6th of June and did themselves, their country and the cause of freedom proud. Don't believe me? Read the book. Terry Copp is among the finest military historians writing today. Check out his sources, no Stephen Ambrose here, this guy does real research.
Rating: 4
Summary: Very informative
Comment: Mr Copp's book is a must for any serious student on Normandy, and the Canadian contribution. While it helps to have an understanding of the Commonwealth campaign in Normandy, it is not required. I enjoyed Mr. Copp's unique "Canadian" look at much facts and criticisms leveled at the Canadian Forces. I feel that Mr. Copp brilliantly dispelled many of the facts that have seen as truths of the campaign. A great read for a student of Normandy, Canada, and the War.
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Title: Eagles and Bulldogs in Normandy, 1944: The American 29th Division from Omaha to st Lo, the British 3rd Infantry Division from Sword Beach to Caen by Michael Reynolds ISBN: 1932033173 Publisher: Casemate Pub Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $32.95 |
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Title: The Canadian Soldier in North-West Europe, 1944-1945 by Jean Bouchery, Jean-Marie Mongin, Alan McKay ISBN: 2913903517 Publisher: Histoire & Collections Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $37.95 |
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Title: Operation Epsom: VIII British Corps V 1st Ss Panzerkorps by Tim Saunders ISBN: 0850529549 Publisher: Pen & Sword Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Steel Victory : The Heroic Story of America's Independent Tank Battalions at War in Europe by Harry Yeide ISBN: 0891417826 Publisher: Presidio Press Pub. Date: 02 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Gold, Juno, Sword by Georges Bernage ISBN: 2840481685 Publisher: Heimdal Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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