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Battles that changed history : an encyclopedia of world conflict / by Tucker, Spencer,1937-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: Battles; Battles; Military history;
© c2011., ABC-CLIO,
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Battle of the Atlantic : gauntlet to victory / by Barris, Ted,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The Battle of the Atlantic, Canada's longest continuous military engagement of the Second World War, lasted 2,074 days, claiming the lives of more than 4,000 men and women in the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian merchant navy The years 2019 to 2025 mark the eightieth anniversary of the longest battle of the Second World War, the Battle of the Atlantic. It also proved to be the war's most critical and dramatic battle of attrition. For five and a half years, German surface warships and submarines attempted to destroy Allied trans-Atlantic convoys, most of which were escorted by Royal Canadian destroyers and corvettes, as well as aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Throwing deadly U-boat "wolf packs" in the paths of the convoys, the German Kriegsmarine almost succeeded in cutting off this vital lifeline to a beleaguered Great Britain. In 1939, the Royal Canadian Navy went to war with exactly thirteen warships and about 3,500 regular servicemen and reservists. During the desperate days and nights of the Battle of the Atlantic, the RCN grew to 400 fighting ships and over 100,000 men and women in uniform. By V-E Day in 1945, it had become the fourth largest navy in the world. The story of Canada's naval awakening from the dark, bloody winters of 1939-1942, to be "ready, aye, ready" to challenge the U-boats and drive them to defeat, is a Canadian wartime saga for the ages. While Canadians think of the Great War battle of Vimy Ridge as the country's coming of age, it was the Battle of the Atlantic that proved Canada's gauntlet to victory and a nation-building milestone.
Subjects: Canada. Royal Canadian Navy; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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To hell and back : Europe, 1914-1949 / by Kershaw, Ian,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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D-Day, Juno Beach : Canada's 24 hours of destiny / by Goddard, Lance.; Rohmer, Richard,1924-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-248).
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2004., The Dundurn Group,
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The new spymasters : inside the modern world of espionage from the Cold War to global terror / by Grey, Stephen,1968-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Espionage; Espionage; Intelligence service; Intelligence service; World politics; World politics;
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One day in August : the untold story behind Canada's tragedy at Dieppe / by O'Keefe, David R.,1967-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army; Dieppe Raid, 1942.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The Nazi hunters / by Nagorski, Andrew,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Fugitives from justice; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Nazi hunters; War criminals; World War, 1939-1945;
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War at sea : Canada and The Battle of the Atlantic / by Smith, Ken,1949 September 16-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The myth of the Great War : a new military history of World War I / by Mosier, John,1944-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918;
© c2001., HarperCollins,
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The sailing of the Intrepid : the incredible wartime voyage of the Navy's iconic aircraft carrier / by Williams, Montel,author.; Fisher, David,1946-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Montel Williams recounts the WWII mission of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, damaged by a Japanese torpedo and forced to sail in circles. Despite its limitations, the crew rigged a sail to survive. This history highlights the endurance and courage of naval forces under dire conditions.
Subjects: Intrepid (Aircraft carrier); Aircraft carriers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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