Canadians Under Fire: Infantry Effectiveness in the Second World War - Rilegato

Engen, Robert

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ISBN 10: 0773536264 ISBN 13: 9780773536265

Casa editrice: McGill Queens Univ, 2009

Riassunto

In Canadians Under Fire Robert Engen explores the dynamics of what combat looked like to Canada's infantrymen during the Second World War. Analyzing unexamined battle experience questionnaires from over 150 Canadian infantry officers, Engen argues for a reassessment of the tactical behaviour of Canadian soldiers in the Second World War. The evidence also shows that Marshall's theory of non-participation in combat by Allied forces is demonstrably false: Canadian soldiers took a continued and aggressive part in the fighting.

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Recensione:

"Engen has discovered an untapped archival source in the Battlefield Experience questionnaires and mined them thoroughly. Canadians under Fire is an important book that adds much to what we know about Canadians in battle." --J.L. Granatstein, author of Canada's Army: Waging War and Keeping the Peace

L'autore:

Robert Engen is a doctoral candidate in military history at Queen's University, Kingston, and has worked as a researcher for the Canadian Forces Directorate of Land Concepts and Designs.

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• Editore: McGill Queens Univ
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0773536264
• ISBN 13: 9780773536265
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 245