Download or read book Corps and Unit Histories Second World War Royal Canadian Armoured Corps written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps written by John Marteinson and published by Robin Brass Studio. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps has a proud and distinguished history. While the modern history of the Corps clearly begins with its official formation in the early days of the Second World War, its roots in the Canadian militia cavalry go back more than 180 years. Many histories have recorded the heritage of individual units, but most are no longer available and they focus on the deeds of their own members. The broader history of the mobile arm of the Canadian Army and of its actions as a whole has never been told. This handsome, profusely illustrated book, a Millennium project, is published to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. The opening chapter deals with the service of the cavalry ancestors of the Armoured Corps in the War of 1812, the Rebellions of 1837-38 and the North-West Rebellion. The First World War and the interwar period saw the advent of the tank and other new forms of armour, and the organization developed and expanded enormously to meet the demands of the Second World War. The major part of the book deals with the service of the Corps in the Second World War as Canadian armoured units played important roles in the Allied invasion of Europe and the defeat of the Third Reich. Since the war, the Armoured Corps has been involved in most of Canada's military commitments, in Korea, in Europe with NATO, and in peacekeeping operations in many parts of the world. Book jacket.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the R C E in WWII Part One The Field Units written by John Sliz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field units of the Royal Canadian Engineers were designed to transport technical manpower and engineer equipment to the battlefield to perform a wide variety of tasks, including clearing and laying of minefields, building bridges, removing demolitions, road construction and maintenance. This book examines the structure of every type of field unit of the Royal Canadian Engineers that served in World War II.
Download or read book Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War The victory campaign the operations in North West Europe 1944 1945 by C P Stacey written by Canada. Department of National Defence. General Staff and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Army of Never Ending Strength written by Arthur W. Gullachsen and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An army may march on its stomach, but it needs more than hot dinners to fight. As Canadians battled through Northwest Europe in the Second World War, how did they reinforce their front lines? An Army of Never-Ending Strength provides detailed insight into the administration, structure, and troop and equipment levels of the First Canadian Army during 1944–45. Captain Arthur W. Gullachsen demonstrates the army’s effectiveness at reinforcing its combat units and draws a powerful conclusion. The administrative and logistical capability of the Canadian Army created a constant state of offensive strength, which made a marked contribution to eventual Allied victory.
Download or read book The Canadian Army Normandy Campaign written by John A. English and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2009-08-18 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honest reappraisal of the Canadian experience in Normandy Special focus on the struggle to close the Falaise Gap Relies on archival records, including Bernard Montgomery's personal correspondence John A. English presents a detailed examination of the role of the Canadian Army in Normandy from the D-Day landings in June 1944 through the closing of the Falaise Gap in August.
Download or read book Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Roll of Honour World War II 1939 1945 written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War The Canadians in Italy 1943 1945 by G W L Nicholson written by Canada. Department of National Defence. General Staff and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 21 Days in Normandy written by Angelo Caravaggio and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Right[s] some of the injustices done to the Canadians” on their maligned actions during the Invasion of Normandy. “An absorbing account” (Firetrench). The Canadian Fourth Armoured Division crossed the Channel in July 1944 to support the invading forces and assist in the Allied attempts to break out of the Normandy beachhead. They were heavily engaged in Operation Totalize and Operation Tractable but have been criticized for their failure to close the ‘Falaise gap’ and complete the entrapment of withdrawing German forces. Their commander, Major General George Kitching, was relieved of his command after just twenty-one days in action. Angelo Caravaggio reexamines the division’s performance and particularly that of its leadership. Using new information, he establishes that, despite entering battle for the first time during one of the most challenging phases of Allied operations in August 1944, the 4th Armoured Division, under Kitching’s leadership, proved resilient and adaptive in overcoming the volatile and unpredictable nature of warfare in Normandy. The combat operations of August 1944 transformed the division into a battle-hardened combat formation that would later distinguish itself through its ability to generate a sustained drive across France out of the chaos and destruction of the Normandy battles. “The author uses new information to demonstrate the unit did show flexibility and adapted to the battlefield quickly, despite being thrown into battle during one of the Normandy Campaign’s critical phases. His arguments are detailed and based upon in-depth research, and the book has many detailed maps to help the reader follow the action.” —Warfare History Network
Download or read book Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War The Canadians in Italy 1943 1945 by G W L Nicholson written by Canada. Dept. of National Defence. General Staff and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War The Canadians in Italy 1943 1945 written by Charles Perry Stacey and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Invisible War written by Gil Murray and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the Second World War raged in Europe, an equally fierce war was taking place with Japan in the Far East.
Download or read book Maple Leaf Against the Axis written by David Jay Bercuson and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, in all its passion and drama, is the story of how the Canadian Army, Navy, and Air Force fought during the Second World War, from the battle of Hong Kong to the Rhine River crossing and the significant part Canadians played in the Allied victory.
Download or read book Corps Commanders written by Douglas E. Delaney and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corps Commanders explains how five very different Second World War British and Canadian generals fought their battles, and why they fought them in similar fashion.
Download or read book Building the Army s Backbone written by Andrew L. Brown and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1939, Canada’s tiny army began its remarkable expansion into a wartime force of almost half a million soldiers. No army can function without a backbone of skilled non-commissioned officers (NCOs) – corporals, sergeants, and warrant officers – and the army needed to create one out of raw civilian material. Building the Army’s Backbone tells the story of how senior leadership created a corps of NCOs that helped the burgeoning force train, fight, and win. This innovative book uncovers the army’s two-track NCO-production system: locally organized training programs were run by units and formations, while centralized training and talent-distribution programs were overseen by the army. Meanwhile, to bring coherence to the two-track approach, the army circulated its best-trained NCOs between operational forces, the reinforcement pool, and the training system. The result was a corps of NCOs that collectively possessed the necessary skills in leadership, tactics, and instruction to help the army succeed in battle.
Download or read book Canada s Mechanized Infantry written by Peter Kasurak and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2020-02-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canada’s Mechanized Infantry explores the largely ignored development of the infantry in the Canadian Army after the First World War. Although many modern studies of technology and war focus on tanks and armour, soldiers from the Second World War onward have discovered that success really depends on a combination of infantry, armour, and artillery to form combat teams. Peter Kasurak demonstrates how the army implemented successful infantry vehicles and doctrine to ultimately further its military goals during the Second World War. In the postwar period, however, progress was slowed by a top-down culture and an unwillingness to abandon conventional thinking on the primacy of foot infantry and regimental organization. This insightful book is the first to examine the challenges that have confronted the Canadian Army in transforming its infantry from First World War foot soldiers into a twenty-first-century combat force integrating soldiers, vehicles, weapons, and electronics.
Download or read book War Story of the Canadian Army Medical Corps written by John George Adami and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
