In chariots of iron : the personal adventures of a soldier in a Canadian Armoured Brigade during World War II, from training to VE Day
Title:
In chariots of iron : the personal adventures of a soldier in a Canadian Armoured Brigade during World War II, from training to VE Day
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Summary:
Ray Lane, a veteran of World War II, writes his personal story of being a soldier in a Canadian Armoured Brigade during World War II. Lane joined the 31st Reconnaisance Regiment in 1942, formed with elements from the 19th Alberta Dragoons from Edmonton and the 15th Light Horse from Calgary. Join Lane and his crew in a Sherman tank for a journey through the bloody battles of Normandy and northern Europe.
Year Published:
2009
Physical Description:
vii, 206 p. : ill. ;
Note:
Includes a glossary of terms.
Contents:
Introduction -- Training: Calgary, Nanaimo -- Training: Dundurn, Borden -- Regiment arrives in Britain -- Normandy -- In action at last -- Three fearful days -- The mad charge: Worst day of my life -- Closing the Falaise gap -- Falaise to Nyjmegen -- Crossing to the Rhine -- Ijssel River to Deventer -- Deventer to the Causeway -- Causeway to the war's end -- A show of force and the horror of Bergen Belson -- The long wait -- Casualties of war -- Glossary.
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ISBN:
(pb)
Publisher:
Edmonton, AB: Ray W. Lane, 2009.
