D-Day to Carpiquet
138 pages
Published: May 1, 2007
Non-Fiction / NB Military Heritage Series
Paperback: 9780864924896 $16.95
Published by Goose Lane Editions with the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society
The brutal battlefields of Europe during World War II were the testing ground for the young men of the 1st Battalion of the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment. On June 6, 1944, the soldiers landed on the coast of France as part of the first wave of the D-Day invasion. After securing the eastern flank of the Canadian landing along Juno Beach, the Regiment was in constant contact with the enemy over the next thirty days, suffering a steady stream of casualties. This led to a ferocious battle in the French village of Carpiquet. For five days, the Regiment endured a living hell and suffered nearly 300 casualties. By the end of it, the North Shore Regiment had effectively died.
Published: May 1, 2007
Non-Fiction / NB Military Heritage Series
Paperback: 9780864924896 $16.95
Published by Goose Lane Editions with the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society
The brutal battlefields of Europe during World War II were the testing ground for the young men of the 1st Battalion of the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment. On June 6, 1944, the soldiers landed on the coast of France as part of the first wave of the D-Day invasion. After securing the eastern flank of the Canadian landing along Juno Beach, the Regiment was in constant contact with the enemy over the next thirty days, suffering a steady stream of casualties. This led to a ferocious battle in the French village of Carpiquet. For five days, the Regiment endured a living hell and suffered nearly 300 casualties. By the end of it, the North Shore Regiment had effectively died.
For the first time, the comprehensive tale of this storied Regiment is finally told.
D-Day to Carpiquet is volume 9 in the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series.
D-Day to Carpiquet is volume 9 in the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series.
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Author
Marc Milner, a native of Sackville, NB, is a prolific author of Canadian military history. Co-director of the New Brunswick Military Heritage Project, he is also chair of the University of New Brunswick’s history department, and former director of UNB's Brigadier Milton F. Gregg, VC, Centre for the Study of War and Society.
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"Simply excellent." — Legion magazine
"Marc Milner's treatment... brings a unique sense of community pride to an event most historians disregard." — Esprit de Corps
"Marc Milner's treatment... brings a unique sense of community pride to an event most historians disregard." — Esprit de Corps
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