For the Allied armies fighting their way up the Italian boot in early 1944, Rome was the prize that could only be won through a massive offensive. Military historian Mark Zuehlke returns to the Mediterranean theater of World War II with this gripping tribute to the Canadians who…
Recounts how two Canadian infantry battalions and a tank regiment fought--sometimes hand-to-hand--against German troops for the small Italian port of Ortona in December of 1943, one of the most notable battles ever waged by the Canadians.
"Since retiring from the Armed Forces, Lewis MacKenzie has not stayed out of the spotlight but continues to speak his mind. In this straight-talking memoir, he traces his post-military career as an international commentator on military affairs, a consultant to the Irish governme…
"Since retiring from the Armed Forces, Lewis MacKenzie has not stayed out of the spotlight but continues to speak his mind. In this straight-talking memoir, he traces his post-military career as an international commentator on military affairs, a consultant to the Irish governme…
"Fields of Fire offers a stunning reversal of accepted military history. Terry Copp challenges the conventional view that the Canadian contribution to the Battle of Normandy was a 'failure' - that the allies won only through the use of brute force, and that the Canadian soldiers…
"Fields of Fire offers a stunning reversal of accepted military history. Terry Copp challenges the conventional view that the Canadian contribution to the Battle of Normandy was a 'failure' - that the allies won only through the use of brute force, and that the Canadian soldiers…