Brigade

The Fifth Canadian Infantry Brigade in World War II

By: Terry Copp

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Paperback | 16 March 2008

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Brigade, The The Fifth Canadian Infantry Brigade in World War II Terry Copp $16.95 Bookmark this title Battalion- and company-level account of the vital contributions of Canadian soldiers to victory in Europe in World War II Based on war diaries, casualty reports, and after-action interviews The author is one of Canada?s preeminent military historians Consisting of the Calgary Highlanders, the Black Watch, and the French-speaking R?giment de Maisonneuve, the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade landed in France in early July 1944 as part of British General Bernard Montgomery?s 21st Army Group. That summer, the brigade participated in hellish battles in Normandy, including Caen and Verri?res Ridge. The 5th went on to distinguish itself in Belgium, where it endured foul weather and fierce resistance near Antwerp in October 1944, and ended the war with bloody streetfighting in the towns of Holland. About the Author: Terry Copp is professor emeritus of history and director of the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. He is the author of numerous books and articles on Canadian military history, including Cinderella Army: The Canadians in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945 (0-8020-3925-1) and Fields of Fire: The Canadians in Normandy (0-8020-3780-1), which won the Society for Military History's Distinguished Book Award for 2004.

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