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Rare Courage: Veterans of the Second World War Remember

Door Rod Mickleburgh e.a.

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#374252-XA47
Titel	Rare Courage: Veterans of the Second World War Remember
Auteur	Mickleburgh, Rod & Rudyard Griffiths
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Toronto : McClelland & Stewart
Jaar van uitgave	2005
ISBN10	077105906X
ISBN13	9780771059063
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with some photographs in b/w, 4to.
Samenvatting	An astonishing collection of compelling and vivid wartime memories. As Canada's tens of thousands of veterans of the Second World War increasingly fall victim to the ravages of time, their personal stories become more and more vital to our understanding of what happened in those pivotal years. In "Rare Courage," twenty Canadian veterans candidly describe their experiences in their own words, combined with more than eighty photographs and artifacts from the Dominion Institute and the veterans' personal collections. "Rare Courage" takes readers to the sinking of the "Bismarck" and to the bloody beaches of Normandy. It describes the poignant search of a Jewish nurse for survivors of the Holocaust and chilling tales of shot-down airmen on the run in occupied Europ... (Lees verder)e. Many of the stories shed light on little-known aspects of the war: Did you know that almost all the pioneering radar officers on British warships were Canadians? Or that a Canadian major-league baseball star ended up a prisoner in Stalag Luft 13? This is not dry, academic history, but a book that breathes with vivid details. "Rare Courage" celebrates the heroism and remembers the horror of the Second World War.
Pagina's	186
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 15,00

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