CINDERELLA ARMY: THE
CANADIANS IN
NORTHWEST EUROPE, 1944-1945
by Terry Copp
In his controversial book ‘Fields of
Fire’, Terry Copp challenged the conventional view that the
Canadian contribution to the Battle of Normandy was a
failure. Cinderella Army extends his argument that the
achievement of the Canadian army has been greatly
underrated. The Canadian component of the Allied Armies
never totalled more that 185,000 of the four million troops
in Northwest Europe. It is, however, evident that the
divisions of 2nd Canadian Corps played a role
disproportionate to their numbers. Their contribution to
operations designed to secure the Channel Ports and open the
approaches to Antwerp, together with the battles in the
Rhineland, place them among the most heavily committed and
sorely tried divisions in the theatre.
New in card
cover - 407pp, 55 b/w photos, 28 maps
University of
Toronto Press, 2012 ISBN 9780802095220
WINSTON CHURCHILL:
THE MAKING OF A HERO IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
by Eric Bolsmann
One of the greatest talents that Winston Churchill was
blessed with with was his extraordinary command of the
English language. Oddly enough he had not excelled
academically at school and it was only on his third attempt
that he passed the entrance examination to the Royal
Military Academy at Sandhurst. This is the story of his
bravery while with the British Army in South Africa as a war
correspondent and as a Special Service officer for which he
was much acclaimed.
In a timely and eye-opening book,
Rodric Braithwaite examines the Russian experience during
the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Basing his account on Russian
sources and interviews, he shows the war through the eyes of
the Russians themselves - politicians, officers, soldiers,
advisers, journalists, the women who served there, and the
women of Afghanistan.
New in card cover
- 417pp, numerous illustrations, maps
From August, 1944, under the pseudonym "Hornisse", forced labourers and concentration camp prisoners constructed a shelter in Bremen Gröpelingen for the building of submarine sections by AG Weser. The prisoners were held at KZ Neuengamme Concentration Camp, located 15 km southeast of Hamburg. Eye witness accounts and documents reveal the extent to which Bremen was covered by a network of camps where many thousands prisoners suffered and died. This is their story.
German text.
New in illustrated boards - Small format, 143pp, 31 b/w photos & sketch maps
RAF Helicopter Pilots in Action: The Indonesia
Confrontation, 1962-66. For four years British and
Commonwealth armed forces were embroiled in conflict
on the island of Borneo. Its difficult terrain and
lack of adequate roads were the biggest challenges
from a military perspective, a challenge met by the
mobility of the helicopter. The story of the 'Borneo
Boys' of the title, traces a journey from new recruits
at boot camp, to flying training and on to Borneo
itself. It describes the process of theatre
familiarisation – jungle training, and nursing
Whirlwind 10s over a the mountainous Malayan jungle.
New in d/w
- 305pp, maps, numerous colour & b/w photos
