On to Victory
The Canadian Liberation of the Netherlands, March 23¿May 5, 1945
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2010
416 pages
978-1-55365-619-7 (ISBN)
Description
The eighth Canadian Battle Series volume is the little-told story of the tense final days of World War II, remembered in the Netherlands as "the sweetest of springs," which saw the country's liberation from German occupation.
The Liberation Campaign, a series of fierce, desperate battles during the last three months of the war, was bittersweet. A nation's freedom was won and the war concluded, but these final hostilities cost Canada 6,298 casualties, including 1,482 dead.
With his trademark "you are there" style that draws upon official records, veteran memories, and a keen understanding of the combat experience, Mark Zuehlke brings to life this concluding chapter in the story of Canada in World War II.
May 4, 2010, will mark the 65th anniversary of the Netherlands' liberation.
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Mark Zuehlke is Canada's leading popular historian. On to Victory is the latest in Mark's bestselling series on Canada's major army campaigns and battles of World War II, which include Operation Husky, Ortona, The Liri Valley, The Gothic Line, Juno Beach, Holding Juno, and Terrible Victory. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed For Honour's Sake: The War of 1812 and the Brokering of an Uneasy Peace; The Gallant Cause: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939; and co-author of The Canadian Military Atlas: Four Centuries of Conflict from New France to Kosovo. When not writing history, he often turns to fiction and is the author of the award-winning Elias McCann mystery series. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Epigraph
- PREFACE
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- PART ONE - OVER THE RHINE, THEN, LET US GO
- [1] - No Possibility of Doubt
- [2] - Never to Be Forgotten
- [3] - Go for the Goddamn Woods
- [4] - Rugged Resistance
- [5] - The Enemy Fought Like Madmen
- [6] - More Than Battered About
- [7] - Pretty Sticky
- [8] - Utmost Tenacity
- PART TWO - DELIGHTED WITH THIS ENTIRE SHOW
- [9] - All Together Again
- [10] - A Lion and a Tiger
- [11] - Fierce Rearguard Actions
- [12] - On the Brink
- [13] - Crazy Young Devils
- [14] - Minor Skirmishes
- PART THREE - BREAKOUTS
- [15] - Long Way Out Front
- [16] - On to Groningen
- [17] - Waited So Long
- [18] - Piece of Cake
- [19] - Jerry Is Running
- PART FOUR - RISKY BUSINESS
- [20] - A Stern Atonement
- [21] - Large-Scale Street Fighting
- [22] - Operation Cleanser
- [23] - Sound Tactical Plans
- [24] - Crossroad Ambushes
- [25] - Bitterest Battle
- [26] - Thank You, Canadians
- [EPILOGUE]
- APPENDIX A: - PRINCIPAL POLITICIANS, COMMANDERS, AND UNITS IN THE LIBERATION CAMPAIGN
- APPENDIX B: - THE CANADIAN ARMY IN THE LIBERATION CAMPAIGN
- APPENDIX C: - CANADIAN INFANTRY BATTALION
- APPENDIX D: - CANADIAN AND GERMAN ARMY ORDER OF RANKS
- APPENDIX E: - ARMY DECORATIONS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- NOTES
- GENERAL INDEX
- INDEX OF FORMATIONS, UNITS, AND CORPS
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- Copyright Page
