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Days of victory : Canadians remember, 1939-1945 / Ted Barris.

Summary:

"Every May 4, the children and grandchildren of the Dutch who endured Nazi occupation of their country from 1940 to 1945 celebrate their liberation day. Indeed, every year since 1945, during national commemorations, candlelight vigils at cemetaries, and silent marches across the Netherlands, the Dutch acknowledge the sacrifice that thousands made, in particular their "liberators": Canadian soldiers, sailors, and airmen. More than 7,600 Canadians died in the nine-month campaign to liberate the Netherlands. The Dutch have never forgotten that sacrifice. Nor has historian Ted Barris forgotten. Since Days of Victory was originally published in 1995, and at thousands of public-speaking appearances in Canada and internationally, he has paid tribute to Canadians' service in the Great War, the Korean War and NATO operations overseas." -- Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781459749313
Physical Description: viii, 414 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn Press, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [393]-398) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- 1. Peace Rushed In -- 2. More Trials than Triumphs -- 3. Home Rules -- 4. "An Appetite for Battle" -- 5. First In and Last Out -- 6. "You'll Get Used To It" -- 7. Covering the War -- 8. Something for the Boys -- 9. The Fall of the Cards -- 10. "Master in Our Own House Again" -- 11. "KAPUT!" -- 12. "It Was Like Heaven" -- 13. Sweating It Out -- 14. Dancing in the Streets -- 15. Land of Promise-and Promises.