| Description |
1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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desLibris. Books collection
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| Contents |
Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; PART I -- CREATION OF A CANADIAN AIRBORNE CAPABILITY; PART II -- INTO THE FIRE -- CANADIAN PARATROOPERS AT WAR; Conclusion; Appendix 1 Ten Commandments of Canadian Parachute Troops; Appendix 2 Honours and Awards; Appendix 3 Corporal F.G. Topham's Citation for the Victoria Cross; Appendix 4 Maps; Glossary; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
This book traces the development of airborne forces from earliest mythology to their earth-shattering debut in the Second World War |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-339) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Parachute Battalion, 1st.
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| SUBJECT |
Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Parachute Battalion, 1st fast |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Canada
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Canadian
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
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Military campaigns
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Military operations, Aerial -- Canadian
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Regimental histories
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Canada
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Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wyczynski, Michel, 1953-
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| LC no. |
2003501210 |
| ISBN |
9781554882625 |
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1554882621 |
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9781459712720 |
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1459712722 |
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9786611970123 |
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6611970126 |
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1281970123 |
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9781281970121 |
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