The Canadian Battlefields in Normandy: A Visitor's Guide

Terry Copp, Michael Bechthold

ISBN 10: 0978344146 / ISBN 13: 9780978344146

Published by Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies, Waterloo, ON, 2008

About this Item

Good+, a few scuff marks to spine edges, back cover has a 2 inch, vertical, razor-thin cut, apparently from a box-cutter; edges and pages not affected and is hardly visible, otherwise little to no wear, clean and sound. Outlines a tour of Normandy focusing on major battles or conflicts during the D-Day invasions in France during World War II; 128pp., illus., maps, appendices, suggested reading.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1738104908437

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Canadian Battlefields in Normandy: A Visitor's Guide
• Publisher: Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies, Waterloo, ON
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0978344146
• ISBN 13: 9780978344146
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

A revised edition of the bestselling guidebook by one of Canada’s foremost military historians brings the Normandy campaign to life with never-before-seen full-colour photographs. Revised full-colour maps and updated text transport the reader back to the summer of 1944. This guide is essential reading for any Canadian who is contemplating a trip to France.

Published by the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies and distributed by Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

About the Authors

Terry Copp is Professor Emeritus at Wilfrid Laurier University and director of the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies. He is a regular contributor to Legion Magazine and the author of numerous books including The Brigade: The Fifth Canadian Infantry Brigade in World War II, Cinderella Army : The Canadians in Northwest Europe, 1944—1945, and “Fields of Fire”: The Canadians in Normandy.

Mike Bechthold teaches history at Wilfrid Laurier University and is the managing editor of Canadian Military History. He is a co-editor of Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment (WLU Press, 2007) and the author of numerous papers on military history. Since 1999 he has been leading Canadian battlefield tours in Europe.