Dieppe : Tragedy to Triumph
Dieppe : Tragedy to Triumph
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0075513854
- Place of printing
- Toronto
- Author
- Whitaker, Denis, Whitaker, Shelagh
- Publishers
- McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Limited
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Keyword
- Dieppe : Tragedy to Triumph Military History Canada Second World, War II Two Raid 372 pages including black and white photographic, plates. A firsthand and revealing critical account of the most, controversial battle of World War II which saw 3, 000 Canadian infantry killed, wounded or taken prisoner within a few short hours. Was Dieppe, necessary? What was Churchill's real intent behind the, operation? Did so much sacrifice have a payoff later in the war?, Those who fought so courageously at Dieppe are a vital part of, the history of Canada's military effort. They are owed long, overdue answers to the reasons why. Author won a DSO as an, infantry captain fighting on the main beach at Dieppe. This very, well-used former library copy has the defects you would expect, but the vital substance remains. Military Canadian History
- Binding description
- J H Fair Hardcover
- State of preservation
- Fair
- Languages
- English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- First edition
- True
Description
372 pages including black and white photographic plates. A firsthand and revealing critical account of the most controversial battle of World War II which saw 3,000 Canadian infantry killed, wounded or taken prisoner within a few short hours. Was Dieppe necessary? What was Churchill's real intent behind the operation? Did so much sacrifice have a payoff later in the war? Those who fought so courageously at Dieppe are a vital part of the history of Canada's military effort. They are owed long overdue answers to the reasons why. Author won a DSO as an infantry captain fighting on the main beach at Dieppe. This very well-used former library copy has the defects you would expect, but the vital substance remains. Book
