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Canadians under fire : infantry effectiveness in the Second World War / Robert Engen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Engen, Robert C. (Robert Charles)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marshall, S. L. A. (Samuel Lyman Atwood), 1900-1977.
- Marshall, S. L. A.
- Canada. Canadian Army--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- Canada.
- Canada. Canadian Army. Infantry--Combat sustainability.
- Canada. Canadian Army. Infantry--Operational readiness.
- Canada--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Canadians Under Fire Robert Engen explores the dynamics of what combat looked like to Canada's infantrymen during the Second World War. Analyzing unexamined battle experience questionnaires from over 150 Canadian infantry officers, Engen argues for a reassessment of the tactical behaviour of Canadian soldiers in the Second World War. The evidence also shows that Marshall's theory of non-participation in combat by Allied forces is demonstrably false: Canadian soldiers took a continued and aggressive part in the fighting.
- Contents:
- History against fire
- The battle experience questionnaires
- The office respondents
- The combined-arms team
- Canadian infantry effectiveness
- Appendix A: sample questionnaires
- Appendix B: selected questionnaire statistics
- Appendix C: List of officer respondents.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612866432
- 9780773581753
- 0773581758
- 9781282866430
- 1282866435
- 9780773575967
- 0773575960
- OCLC:
- 760073344
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