- Hardcover: 480 pages
- Publisher: Stoddart Publishing,Canada; 2nd Revised edition edition (Nov 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0773732268
- ISBN-13: 978-0773732261
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16.3 x 4.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,344,280 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This landmark study of the Canadian Army at war in northern Europe during World War II tells the story of the dramatic campaign that put the Allies over the Rhine and on to the doorstep of Berlin. Rhineland focuses on the armies on both sides, with hundreds of personal stories from officers and fighting men. Extensively researched, this book shows how bickering and infighting among Eisenhower's generals cost the lives of many soldiers. This crisply written book is the best examination yet of a costly campaign and is one of the most important documents of Canadian military history.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is not a traditional military history, since it concentrates on many of the people involved in the battle, including the Belgian secret army as well as the Canadian forces. Unfortunately the balance has moved too far and these cloud the overall story.
The authors have a number of axes to grind about the conduct of the campaign, and not without reason. Rather than present them succinctly at convenient points or at the end, they continually surface so that you end up getting fed up hearing them. Add to this the excessive focus on individuals and irritating repetitions (how many times do I need to be told that the Polish armoured division is under command of the Canadian Army), and it just becomes too frustrating to try and pick out the military operations.
If you want a book with a more human side of war then this may be for you, but if you want to have a better understanding of the campaign then either be prepared to sift out a lot, or look elsewhere.
The authors have a number of axes to grind about the conduct of the campaign, and not without reason. Rather than present them succinctly at convenient points or at the end, they continually surface so that you end up getting fed up hearing them. Add to this the excessive focus on individuals and irritating repetitions (how many times do I need to be told that the Polish armoured division is under command of the Canadian Army), and it just becomes too frustrating to try and pick out the military operations.
If you want a book with a more human side of war then this may be for you, but if you want to have a better understanding of the campaign then either be prepared to sift out a lot, or look elsewhere.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A well-written, comprehensive history of a forgotten war
12 Jun 2000
Format:Hardcover
Denis Whitaker was there on the sodden polders of Zeeland. He remembers the brutal battle to save the Dutch in their own land. He and the many Allied troops fought valiantly against the Germans to open up Antwerp to deliver the much-needed supplies. This big book, full of maps, is bursting with first-hand accounts in a first-rate narrative.
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