The Canadian Battlefields in Italy: The Gothic Lin

McGeer, Eric/ Symes, Matt

ISBN 10: 1926804074 / ISBN 13: 9781926804071

Published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ Pr, 2009

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The Canadian Battlefields in Italy: The Gothic Lin.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Canadian Battlefields in Italy: The Gothic Lin
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1926804074
• ISBN 13: 9781926804071
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The third of the LCMSDS battlefield guides to concentrate on the Canadian forces in Italy,The Canadian Battlefields in Italy: The Gothic Line and the Battle of the Riverscontinues the journey through the Gothic Line, Canada's greatest battle of the Italian Campaign, and on to Ravenna, where Canadian soldiers fought doggedly against the enemy and the elements in a remote corner of the war. The guidebook offers a broad introduction to the campaigns, concise summaries of each stage of the fighting, and itineraries that allow Canadian visitors to explore the battles from the most important perspectiveâthe physical setting itself. Three-dimensional maps familiarize readers with the landscape and features that affected the course of the battles, while contemporary photos and war art recapture the scene as contemporaries saw it.

About the Author

Eric McGeer holds a PhD from the Université de Montréal and teaches at St. Clement's School in Toronto. He is the author of Words of Valediction and Remembrance: Canadian Epitaphs of the Second World War and several books on warfare and law in ancient Byzantium.