The Canadian Army At War. 1) The Canadians in Britain 1939-1944. 2) From Pachino to Ortona: The Canadian Campaign in Sicily and Italy, 1943. 3) Canada's Battle in Normandy

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No. 1 covers Canada's five years in Britain, the Blitz, sappers at work, the Canadians and the British people. No. 2's topics include Canada's arrival in the Mediterranean, operati on "Husky", warfare in the Sicilian hills, the assault on Italy, approach to the Winter Line, the Moro, Ortona. No. 3 covers preparations for the Normandy invasion, fighting on the beaches, the Battle of Caen, the victory at Falaise, the advance to Dieppe. Foreword to vols. 1 and 2 by Lt.-Gen. J. C. Murchie and foreword to vol. 3 by Lt.-Gen. C. Foulkes. Show more