Canadians Under Fire
Author | : Robert Engen |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2009-09-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780773575967 |
ISBN-13 | : 0773575960 |
Rating | : 4/5 (960 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Canadians Under Fire by : Robert Engen
Download or read book Canadians Under Fire written by Robert Engen and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2009-09-23 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infantrymen have been the sledgehammer of land warfare throughout the twentieth century, but precisely how they fought at the tactical level has been difficult to determine. American historian S.L.A. Marshall, for instance, famously claimed that most Allied soldiers would not fight at all, even when their lives were at stake.