- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Histoire & Collections (Nov 1 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 2352500281
- ISBN-13: 978-2352500285
- Product Dimensions: 31 x 23.3 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #31 in Books > History > United States > 20th Century > World War II > Western Front
- #31 in Books > History > Americas > United States > 20th Century > World War II > Western Front
- #31 in Books > History > Military > World War II > Western Front
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Back in 2000, Histoire and Collections released two books by Jean Bouchery on the British Soldier in World War 2. Both books have been enormously successful.This new book, in the same format, will appeal in the same way as its predecessors. There is an unprecedented amount of color artwork depicting uniforms, variants, insignia, badges and equipment used by Canada's soldiers in the Second World War.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Marvelous Book!,
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Ce commentaire est de: The Canadian Soldier in World War II (Hardcover)
Few military "picture books" have given me as much unexpected pleasure as this one. Having bought it by mail on the basis of its subject matter alone, I was very pleasantly surprised when it not only met - but exceeded - my expectations. Lavishly (dare I say beautifully) illustrated by abundant carefully selected and wonderfully reproduced photos and charts, it exhaustively covers almost all aspects of the Canadian soldier in Northwest Europe in the final year of World War II. The succinct text (written in homage by French authors, but adequately transcribed into English) provides a good outline against which to appreciate this visual material. While the treatment of any individual subject may not be as deep as that found in books dediciated to a specific topic, I can confidently say that no one single volume provides as much useful information as this one does!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mounds of data marred by poor colour corrections,
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Ce commentaire est de: The Canadian Soldier in World War II (Hardcover)
My interest in the subject matter stems from hosting the largest website devoted to Canadian soldiers in the 20th Century. From that perspective, I can confidentally second the idea put forward below that this book contains more useful information than any other single volume, including uniform descriptions, uniform insignia, helmets, personal equipment, weapons, orders of battle, unit organization, vehicle markings and colours, personal items, and a useful appendix on Dieppe. The information in the book is mostly available in other sources but this is the only one-volume treatment of same.Drawbacks are a poor translation in places from French to English or else minor errors of fact (just about every page has an error of this type, for example the Calgary Highlander captioned as a Cape Breton Highlander, but most of these are easily discerned by experienced readers and should pose no serious problem to prospective buyers), and the largest criticism is the colour corrections to photos of Battle Dress. The uniform photos are so bad as to warrant holding off until a second volume can be done to correct the colours. This book cannot be used as a colour guide for uniform collectors. However, if that is not your purpose, then it too is only a minor inconvenience. Congratulations to Mr. Bouchery for his contributions to the field of research of the Canadian Army in the Second World War; his book has surpassed my own initial entry in the field in terms of quality and usefullness, which is encouraging to see. I do hope we will get a colour-corrected edition of this book in future. It certainly warrants the best treatment any publisher can give it.
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3.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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A Marvelous Book!,
By Richard Rinn - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: The Canadian Soldier in World War II (Hardcover)
Few military "picture books" have given me as much unexpected pleasure as this one. Having bought it by mail on the basis of its subject matter alone, I was very pleasantly surprised when it not only met - but exceeded - my expectations. Lavishly (dare I say beautifully) illustrated by abundant carefully selected and wonderfully reproduced photos and charts, it exhaustively covers almost all aspects of the Canadian soldier in Northwest Europe in the final year of World War II. The succinct text (written in homage by French authors, but adequately transcribed into English) provides a good outline against which to appreciate this visual material. While the treatment of any individual subject may not be as deep as that found in books dediciated to a specific topic, I can confidently say that no one single volume provides as much useful information as this one does!
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Resource Book,
By Derek A. Wagener "Frizzenspark" - Published on Amazon.com
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Ce commentaire est de: The Canadian Soldier in North-West Europe, 1944-1945: From D-Day to VE-Day (Hardcover)
I really enjoy this book; as noted previously, there are some deficiencies and errors in the book, usually minor and not as frequent as earlier implied. I've noted some colour discrepencies within the book, which result mostly from the use of older colur photos.... colour charts on the same page essentially self-report the errors. The vast amount of information one gains from reviewing the charts and photos more than makes up for the few minimal mistakes.The book is most suitable for reenactors, modelers, miniatures gamers. The book is mostly visual and contains minimal campaign information. There is also minimal technical information on equipment, weapons,and vehicles. The strength of the book is that it provides the knowledge that the average soldier would know, uniforms, personal equipment, unit organization. There is a bonus section on the ill-fated Dieppe raid, which is out of the scope of the book's premise Perhaps the one true disappointment I had with the book, was the limited coverage on the Canadian Women's Army Corps, slightly more than a single column worth of information which includes four pictures. An odd Quality-Control issue with my copy is that the pages were inserted upside-down.... there is the curious bonus that I get strange looks for reading my book in this odd orientation..... 4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor translation and terrible colour corrections,
By Michael A Dorosh - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: The Canadian Soldier in World War II (Hardcover)
My review may be biased; I have published three books on Canadian Army uniforms and insignia myself. I commend Jean Bouchery for his efforts in assembling this book. Much information has not seen print before, and many photos of rare kit are an invaluable resource.However, there are many errors of fact strewn through the book, indicating Bouchery's lack of direct experience with the Canadian military. The colour corrections to Canadian Battledress also render the book, in my opinion, not worth buying. Hopefully a corrected second edition is published - the publisher should really be raked over the coals for this, as the colour plates have been shifted drastically and are useless as even a general guide to Canadian uniform colours. Why print in colour if you are going to simply colour correct things outside the realm of normalcy? Just about every page has a small error, but many are due to translation I think. Recommended for the experienced collector or historian, those just starting out are advised to be wary. Still, much useful information if one can get past the presentation. I recommened buying this used or second-hand, until such time as a correction volume sees print. |
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