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THE CANADIAN ARMY AND THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN A STUDY OF FAILURE IN HIGH COMMAND
by ENGLISH, JOHN A
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 027593019X
- ISBN 13
- 9780275930196
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About This Item
New York: Praeger Publishing, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [vii]viii-xx 1-347 [1]. FIRST EDITION. The author has written a history of the Canadian Army from the Fist World War successes to the failures in World War II. He looks at possible causes for these changes in fortune. One of the major events that reflect the abilities of the Canadians in WWII is the failure to close the Falaise Gap during the last stages of the Normandy campaign. The appendices include a tank and gun comparison chart between Canadian and German equipment, notes on sources, a bibliography, and index. A near fine copy in a dust jacket protected with a Brodart cover.
A critical analysis of the operations of First Canadian Army during the Normandy campaign, June to August, 1944.
A critical analysis of the operations of First Canadian Army during the Normandy campaign, June to August, 1944.
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- MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004656
- Title
- THE CANADIAN ARMY AND THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN A STUDY OF FAILURE IN HIGH COMMAND
- Author
- ENGLISH, JOHN A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 027593019X
- ISBN 13
- 9780275930196
- Publisher
- Praeger Publishing
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Signed by the Author, D-Day, Normandy, Operation Totalize, Artillery Coordination, Artillery Barrages, Battle Drill, Brig. Ken Blackader, Verrieres Ridge, Bombing Campaign, Caen, Falaise, Canadian Battle Drill School, Canadian Junior War Staff College, Co
- Bookseller catalogs
- SECOND WORLD WAR;
- X weight
- 0.75 kg
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