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"An exciting and moving narrative...It is distinctive in elevating the Canadians from footnote status to tell their own story." (Edmonton Journal )
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BOOK FOUR in the Canadian Battle Series
By dawn on June 6, 1944, the rough seas facing three small resort towns in Normandy bristled with an immense armada. More than 6,500 ships prepared to disembark Allied troops in a do-or-die effort: D-Day. The 14,500 Canadians among them were to take "Juno Beach," a five-mile-long stretch protected by a seawall, barbed wire, underwater obstacles, hundred of mines -- and heavily armed German forces inside concrete bunkers, fortified houses, and trenches.
Acclaimed military historian Mark Zuehlke recreates this pivotal day of World War II, from planning through attack. Falling through a black night, praying to land on target were the newly trained Canadian para-troopers, among the first Allies on French soil. Canadian soldiers, most untested in battle, crossed the English Channel during a night storm and ran off landing craft into a deadly sea. Juno Beach is their story, shared at last in the rich detail their achievement deserves.
(20050401)IT WAS THE SILENCE. Read the first page
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting read,
By J. Friesen "Avid Reader" (Edmonton, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Juno Beach (Hardcover)
Juno is a highly detailed account of the Normandy invasion, on all three fronts, air, land, and sea. Its focus is on the Canadian participation of units and their actions on June 6th. Normally, Canadian participation in this pivotal World War 2 battle is usually glossed over by other historians, if mentioned at all.Leading up to the invasion, there are chapters on how different units trained and prepared, from the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and its role with the British 6th Airborne Division, to the minesweepers that swept lanes into the beaches for the assault craft, to the fighter and bomber units that blasted the beach defences on Juno beach. By the mid-point of the book, units of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division are steaming for the beaches. The battle for all 5 sectors of the beach are pretty interesting and filled with moments of courage and bravado, as men struggle up the sand and rush machinegun nests and bunkers. There are several sections detailing German response and the opinions of the commanders of the 716th Infantry, the 21st Panzer, and other units facing the Canadians. These were interesting but I would have liked more detail. There are also interviews with veterans who actually fought there as well as information from government archives. The only thing I found lacking in this book that I had enjoyed in Zuehlke's Ortona book was the anecdotes and quirky little stories that punctuated that volume. It should be noted that this book only details the events leading up to and the day of June 6th. The following battles for Caen and the Falaise Gap are not part of this book. All in all, it kept me interested and I found it hard to put down.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best I've Read On The Subject,
By Geoff Warren (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Juno Beach (Hardcover)
Because of family connections to D-Day and Juno Beach, I've read more than my share of books on the subject and this one, hands down, is the best I've seen. Unlike many of the authors writing on the subject, Zuehlke uses not only dry archival material, he folds into the story interviews and other information gleaned from the men who were there. If only more authors/historians chose to do the same, they might find a wider audience for their works.If one is looking for a novel on D-Day/Juno Beach, this is not it. But if one is interested in Canada's contribution to this pivotal day in world history and willing to absorb/learn a bit about military tactics, strategy and procedures, buy the book and enjoy. Understand that you will get much less tedious listings of regiments, battalions, brigades, etc., than you will from the other D-Day authors. Rather, you will feel you were there on the ground by experiencing the stories of the veterans who survived D-Day and WW2. I'm researching a late uncle's participation in D-Day (he's buried in Normandy) and I've learned more about what he experienced through reading Zuehlke's book than I have from many authors supposedly more "renowned" than Zuehlke on the subject. From reading my uncle's service file held at the National Archives in Ottawa and comparing it to Zuehlke's "Juno Beach", I now have a much clearer picture of what my uncle experienced on June 6, 1944 (and the towns and villages he passed and fought through with his comrades in the Canadian 9th Infantry Brigade). If one wants pure history or a novel, this is not the book for you. If you want to know what the Canadian servicemen went through before, after and during D-Day, this is the one; and the story is told in a very gripping fashion. Once opened,I couldn't put it down.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
An historical book,
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This review is from: Juno Beach: Canada's D-Day Victory: June 6, 1944 (Paperback)
From my stand point, this book is not for people seeking general knowledge about Juno (which was my situation). This is an heavy historical book which covers in details all aspects of the preparation and the actual invasion. During the invasion, you'll follow several theatres at the same time and this by air, sea and land, with the infantry, the tankers, airborne, sailors, etc. with lots of details (technical, strategies, human). This makes it hard to follow at some point, for a non-expert of military strategies, structures, etc. Yet very interesting, don't expect to read a novel-like book.
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