Juno Beach: Canada's D-Day Victory - June 6, 1944
by:
Mark Zuehlke (author)
On June 6, 1944, the greatest armada in history stood off Normandy and the largest amphibious invasion ever began as 107,000 men aboard 6,000 ships pressed toward the coast. Among them were 14,500 Canadians, who were to land on a five-mile-long stretch of rocky ledges fronted by a dangerously...
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On June 6, 1944, the greatest armada in history stood off Normandy and the largest amphibious invasion ever began as 107,000 men aboard 6,000 ships pressed toward the coast. Among them were 14,500 Canadians, who were to land on a five-mile-long stretch of rocky ledges fronted by a dangerously exposed beach. Drawing on personal diaries as well as military records, Juno Beach: Canada's D-Day Victory June 6, 1944 dramatically depicts Canada's pivotal contribution to the critical Allied battle of World War II.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781553650911 (1553650913)
Publish date: April 8th 2005
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Pages no: 415
Edition language: English
Series: Canadian Battle (#4)