Canada's wars : an illustrated history

A fascinating account of Canada's military history and the role Canada's troops have played on foreign soil. In this important new book, Jonathan Webb gives young Canadians a comprehensive look at Canada's efforts in wars ranging from the Boer War of 1884 up to the war in Afghanistan. Each section provides an overview of the wars themselves, and the circumstances under which Canada and Canadians became involved, whether government-directed or by personal conviction. What emerges is a fascinating story of our growth as an independent nation, along with an ever-evolving definition of the peacekeeping role our country plays on the world stage. Moving accounts of lives saved and lives lost are ultimately what all stories of war are about. Through vivid photographs, memorabilia and staggering statistics about the men and women who have served for our country, young readers are given a fascinating look at an aspect of our country's ongoing history -- the aspect that is often the most difficult to address. Front Cover 1 Front Flap 2 Full Title Page 5 CONTENTS 7 FOREWORD 8 SOME MILITARY TERMS 9 GOING TO WAR 10 HOME FREE 10 READY, AYE, READY 10 THE MARCH OF HISTORY 11 THE NILE BOATMEN 11 THE BOER WAR 13 AFRICAN GOLD RUSH 13 THE CALL TO ARMS 13 THE BATTLE OF PAARDEBERG DRIFT 14 A SOLDIER WRITES HOME 15 THE QUEEN'S SCARF 15 BOER COMMANDOS 16 THE END OF THE WAR 16 LORD STRATHCONA'S HORSE 17 REMEMBERING THE HORSES 17 THE GREAT WAR 19 INCIDENT AT SARAJEVO 19 COLONEL SAM 20 FROM VALCARTIER ... 21 ... TO SALISBURY PLAIN 22 REMEMBERING GALLIPOLI 23 THE FIRST FIVE HUNDRED 23 IN FLANDERS FIELDS 24 DISQUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT 24 SECOND BATTLE OF YPRES 24 IN THE TRENCHES 26 PLUM JAM 27 AT NIGHT IN NO MAN'S LAND 28 THE WAR GOES BADLY 28 SISTERS OF MERCY 29 OFFICERS AND MEN 30 THE CALL 30 JEREMIAH JONES 31 THE PRINCESS PATS 31 NATIVE VOLUNTEERS 31 MOUNT SORREL 32 THE BIG PUSH 32 TRIUMPH AT VIMY RIDGE 34 CANADA'S COMING OF AGE 35 PASSCHENDAELE 36 THE BATTLE FOR AIR SUPREMACY 38 ROY BROWN AND THE RED BARON 39 ACE WAR ACE 39 THE UNITED STATES JOINS IN 40 AMIENS 40 THE HUNDRED DAYS 41 WITH SABRES DRAWN 41 THE WAR ARTISTS 43 THE END, AT LAST 44 THE CANADIAN ACHIEVEMENT 45 THE COST 45 THE RISE OF FASCISM 47 VERSAILLES 47 HITLER AND MUSSOLINI 49 ADOLF HITLER, PATRIOT 49 COMMUNISM, FASCISM, AND DEMOCRACY 50 BETHUNE IN SPAIN 50 THE MAC-PAPS 51 EMPIRE OF THE EAST 52 THE GATHERING STORM 52 ONE WEEK LATER ... 53 THE WORLD AT WAR 55 READY, NOT READY 55 PILOT PROJECT 56 BLITZKRIEG! 56 THE "ENEMIES" WITHIN 57 THE FALL OF HONG KONG 58 WAR DOG 59 THE SHEEP DOG NAVY 61 CONVOY SC42 62 HEAVY GOING 62 THE GRIMMEST WINTER 63 SO LONG 64 DIEPPE 64 THE HOME FRONT 66 QUEEN OF THE HURRICANES 68 AIR DYNAMICS 69 SO MUCH, SO MANY, SO FEW 69 BOMBS AWAY 70 INFANTRY ORGANIZATION 72 EUROPE'S SOFT UNDERBELLY 72 THE TAKING OF ASSORO 73 THE ITALIAN BOOT 74 ORTONA 74 GETTING TO GUSTAV 76 CANADA'S BREAKTHROUGH 77 A RAY OF SUNSHINE 77 HERBIE 78 EXIT STRATEGY 78 CHEZ ALPHONSE 79 TOMMY PRINCE AND THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE 79 THE TIDE TURNS 80 HAIDA AND ATHABASKAN 81 THE RCAF AT SEA 81 SAILING TO WAR 81 D-DAY: THE INVASION OF NORMANDY 82 CHANNEL CROSSINGS 83 THE CANADIAN "KANGAROOS" 84 CAEN 84 STALEMATE 85 CLOSING THE GAP 86 SAINT-LAMBERT 87 THE SCHELDT 87 THE LAST WINTER 88 CLEARING THE RHINELAND 89 THE CAMPS 89 THE LIBERATION OF HOLLAND 90 WAR BRIDES 91 MOWAT'S MUSEUM 91 TOTAL VICTORY 92 DEMOBILIZATION, DOWNSIZING 93 THE NUREMBERG TRIALS 93 THE COLD WAR 94 THE CURTAIN FALLS 94 THE MUSHROOM CLOUD 95 GOUZENKO 95 KOREA 97 THE UN VOTES FOR WAR 97 THE CHINESE INTERVENE 97 PLANES OVER KOREA 98 ROUGH DIAMONDS AND HARD CASES 98 KAPYONG 100 THE HILLS 102 THE LAST BATTLE 103 FRONT LINE HOSPITAL 103 PEACEKEEPING 105 COLONIAL IN HERITANCE 105 UNTSO AND THE BIRTH OF ISRAEL 105 AN IMPERIALIST PLOT 107 THE RETURN OF SMILIN' SUNRAY 107 INCIDENT AT KISANDJI 108 CONGO 108 THE CANADIAN CONTRIBUTION 109 UNEASY PEACE IN CYPRUS 110 INVASION! 111 RECCE PLATOON 111 VIETNAM 113 WHAT IT ALL MEANS 113 A BRIDGE TOO FAR 113 THE GULF WAR 114 KUWAIT 114 ON PATROL AT SEA 115 THE DESERT CATS 115 PEACE ENFORCEMENT 117 THE BREAKUP OF YUGOSLAVIA 117 THE INCIDENT AT MEDAK POCKET 118 TEENAGE HOODLUMS 118 THE ROAD TO SARAJEVO 118 THE SOMALIA AFFAIR 120 THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE 122 SHAKING HANDS WITH THE DEVIL 123 THE AGE OF TERROR 125 THE END OF PEACEKEEPING? 125 9/11 AND AFTER 126 FIGHTING WITH INTELLIGENCE 127 FROM KABUL TO KANDAHAR 128 THE CANADIAN COMMITMENT 129 CANADIANS ALL 129 INDEX 130 PICTURE CREDITS 131 FURTHER READING 132 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 132 VICTORY IN EUROPE June 6, 1944-May 8, 1 945 134 Back Flap 135 Back Cover 136 ISBN:,978-0-545-98026-5 ISBN: 978-0-545-98026-5