
Fields of Fire
The Canadians in Normandy: Second Edition
Terry Copp(Author)
University of Toronto Press
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 24. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
406 pages
978-1-4426-2655-3 (ISBN)
Description
With Fields of Fire, Terry Copp challenges the conventional view that the Canadian contribution to the Battle of Normandy was a "failure" - that the allies won only through the use of brute force, and that the Canadian soldiers and commanding officers were essentially incompetent. His detailed and impeccably researched analysis of what actually happened on the battlefield portrays a flexible, innovative army that made a major, and successful, contribution to the defeat of the German forces in just seventy-six days.
Challenging both existing interpretations of the campaign and current approaches to military history, Copp examines the Battle of Normandy, tracking the soldiers over the battlefield terrain and providing an account of each operation carried out by the Canadian army. In so doing, he illustrates the valour, skill, and commitment of the Allied citizen-soldier in the face of a well-entrenched and well-equipped enemy army.
This new edition of Copp's best-selling, award-winning history includes a new introduction that examines the strategic background of the Battle of Normandy.
Challenging both existing interpretations of the campaign and current approaches to military history, Copp examines the Battle of Normandy, tracking the soldiers over the battlefield terrain and providing an account of each operation carried out by the Canadian army. In so doing, he illustrates the valour, skill, and commitment of the Allied citizen-soldier in the face of a well-entrenched and well-equipped enemy army.
This new edition of Copp's best-selling, award-winning history includes a new introduction that examines the strategic background of the Battle of Normandy.
Reviews / Votes
"Copp has done a great service to Canadian military historians." - David Bercuson (The Globe and Mail) "A must read for those interested in the Second World War or military history in general." - Bernd Horn (The Canadian Historical Review) "Fields of Fire is a history that sets the standard for Canadian Second World War scholarship." - Tim Cook (International Journal) "Essential, stimulating, and rewarding reading." - John Buckley (War in History)More details
Series
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
29 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4426-2655-3 (9781442626553)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Terry Copp is a Canadian military historian, director emeritus of the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies, and a professor emeritus at Wilfrid Laurier University. He is an award-winning author of more than twenty books on Canada's role in the World Wars and an influential advocate for military history in both military and civilian education.