D-Day : Juno Beach, Canada's 24 hours of destiny

Summary: Many have called it the most important event of the twentieth century - and Canada played a key role. When Canadian troops landed at Juno Beach, they faced some of the fiercest opposition of the attack, yet they managed to advance further inland than all the other Allied forces. An hour-by-hour chronicle of D-Day, told through the words of the men themselves.

Record details

ISBN: 9781550024920 (sc.)
ISBN: 1550024922 (sc.)
Physical Description: print
254 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn Group, c2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Companion to the documentary D-Day : Canada's 24 hours of destiny"--P. 15.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-248) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	The men -- Prelude to D-Day -- Preparation for D-Day -- Ready to go -- D-Day : hour by hour -- End of day -- Juno Beach Centre.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	Donation (copy 2 only) ; 2006/12