sonar Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 What happened after D-Day? Guest speaker Thomas Bradley showcases Canadian Army participation during the Normandy Campaign in France, June 1944. His presentation includes dozens of soldiers’ stories, vivid maps, and rare photos that seem to leap off the screen at you. Mr. Bradley opens his talk with historical accounts of Canadians fighting SS troops on June 7, 1944 and concludes with the war crimes trial of Nazi SS General Kurt Meyer. This presentation took place on April 22, 2017 at the Brigadier Jefferson Armoury in Edmonton, Alberta. Enjoy Cheers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 One of the best books I've read about the Canadians in Normandy is "Breaking the Panzers". https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Panzers-Kevin-Baverstock/dp/0750928956/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1506601603&sr=8-1&keywords=breaking+the+panzers (There are cheaper editions available elsewhere. I've only linked to that because it was fast and easy. ) It does a great job of focusing on the operational role that the Canadians had and how they fulfilled it. There are other books, of course, but they never quite did the job of explaining what the purpose was for the Canadian actions. Baverstock's book puts it in perspective. Highly recommended. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonar Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 Nice one c3K, will have look at that. Cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I can recommend the Juno Beach Trilogy by Mark Zuhelke uwhich covers D-day to Falaise. Well written with a good mix of the operational level and the individual soldier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ithikial_AU Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 On 30/09/2017 at 2:18 AM, rocketman said: I can recommend the Juno Beach Trilogy by Mark Zuhelke uwhich covers D-day to Falaise. Well written with a good mix of the operational level and the individual soldier. +1 for this trilogy. His other titles centered on Italy and the final months of the war are also a good read. The only criticsm I had was that he jumps around a bit between different units (most at the battalion level) so it can be a touch hard to follow geographically at times. Having some maps on hand is a big help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 +3 for the Zeuhlke trilogy. In fact, anything by him is pretty damn good. His focus is on Canadian forces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertFox Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Basically everything by Terry Copp, Marc Milner, Mike Bechthold and Mark Zuehlke is a must read for the Canadian story. IMHO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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