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Strangers in Arms

Combat Motivation in the Canadian Army, 1943-1945

By: Robert C. Engen

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Strangers in Arms

Combat Motivation in the Canadian Army, 1943-1945

By: Robert C. Engen

Why do soldiers fight? What keeps them going? What compels them to face death when their long-time comrades have fallen around them? Strangers in Arms addresses these questions in a groundbreaking study of the behaviour, morale, and motivations of Canadian infantrymen on the front lines of the Second World War. Canada’s army has long faced intense criticism for its combat performance during the war, and Canada’s official history has presented Canadian soldiers as deficient, inexperienced, and unprepared in comparison with their enemies. Questioning entrenched views, Robert Engen explores a trove of contemporaneous documents to create a remarkable new portrait of Canadians at war. Rather than the popular "band of brothers" image of soldier cohesion in battle, he finds staggering casualty rates and personnel turmoil that left Canadian infantrymen often working with and fighting beside men they hardly knew. Yet these strangers in arms continued to fight - effectively and in good spirits - against a tenacious and deadly enemy, triumphing in the face of heartrending loss and sacrifice. Challenging old narratives about the Canadian soldier and supported by cutting-edge empirical and qualitative research, Strangers in Arms crafts a new understanding of what happens at the sharp end of battle.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773599096

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9780773599093

Canadians Under Fire

Infantry Effectiveness in the Second World War

By: Robert C. Engen

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Canadians Under Fire

Infantry Effectiveness in the Second World War

By: Robert C. Engen

In Canadians Under Fire Robert Engen explores the dynamics of what combat looked like to Canada's infantrymen during the Second World War. Analyzing unexamined battle experience questionnaires from over 150 Canadian infantry officers, Engen argues for a reassessment of the tactical behaviour of Canadian soldiers in the Second World War. The evidence also shows that Marshall's theory of non-participation in combat by Allied forces is demonstrably false: Canadian soldiers took a continued and aggressive part in the fighting.

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0773581758

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9780773581753

Through Their Eyes

A Graphic History of Hill 70 and Canada's First World War

By: Matthew Barrett,Robert C. Engen

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Through Their Eyes

A Graphic History of Hill 70 and Canada's First World War

By: Matthew Barrett,Robert C. Engen

By the summer of 1917, Canadian troops had captured Vimy Ridge, but Allied offensives had stalled across many fronts of the Great War. To help break the stalemate of trench warfare, the Canadian Corps commander, Lieutenant-General Arthur Currie, was tasked with capturing Hill 70, a German stronghold near the French town of Lens. After securing the hill on 15 August, Canadian soldiers endured days of shelling, machine-gun fire, and poison gas as they repelled relentless enemy counterattacks. Through Their Eyes depicts this remarkable but costly victory in a unique way. With full-colour graphic artwork and detailed illustration, Matthew Barrett and Robert Engen picture the battle from different perspectives – Currie’s strategic view at high command, a junior officer’s experience at the platoon level, and the vantage points of many lesser-known Canadian soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice. This innovative graphic history invites readers to reimagine the First World War through the eyes of those who lived it and to think more deeply about how we visualize and remember the past. Combining outstanding original art and thought-provoking commentary, Through Their Eyes uncovers the fascinating stories behind this battle while creatively expanding the ways that history is shared and represented.

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0228012481

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9780228012481

Canadians Under Fire

Infantry Effectiveness in the Second World War

By: Robert Charles Engen

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Infantry Effectiveness in the Second World War

By: Robert Charles Engen

Infantrymen have been the sledgehammer of land warfare throughout the 20th century, but precisely how they fought back at the tactical level has been difficult to determine. This book explains how Canadian soldiers fought, killed and died during the Second World War.

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0773536264

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Strangers in Arms

Combat Motivation in the Canadian Army, 1943-1945

By: Robert C. Engen

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Combat Motivation in the Canadian Army, 1943-1945

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Through Their Eyes

A Graphic History of Hill 70 and Canada's First World War

By: Matthew Barrett,Robert C. Engen

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A Graphic History of Hill 70 and Canada's First World War

By: Matthew Barrett,Robert C. Engen

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