Out of the Shadows
Canada in the Second World War
Published on 26. July 1996
304 pages
978-1-4597-1348-2 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1977 this accessible general overview of Canada's contribution to the Second World War and of the war's effect on Canada's evolution. This revised edition incorporates new information, particularly in the realms of intelligence and cipher, allowing new interpretations of policies and operations. It also makes new judgements on Canadian generalship.
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09/1996
Dundurn Group Ltd
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Brereton Greenhous worked for twenty-five years in the Department of National Defence's Directorate of History. He has authored, co-authored, or edited a dozen books on Canadian military history, including Out of the Shadows: Canada in the Second World War and "C" Force to Hong Kong: A Canadian Catastrophe, 1941-1945.
Content
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface for the Revised Edition
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The Eve of War
- 2 An Unmilitary People
- 3 The Sinews of War
- 4 The Atlantic Bridge
- 5 The Army Overseas, 1940-1943
- 6 Sicily and Southern Italy
- 7 Operation Overlord
- 8 The War in the Air
- 9 Northern Italy and Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
- 10 The War against Japan
- 11 The Home Front
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
