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The secret history of soldiers : how Canadians survived the Great War /

Tim Cook, Canada's leading war historian, ventures deep into the Second World War in this epic story of heroism and horror, loss and longing and sacrifice and endurance. Written in Cook's compelling narrative style, this book shows in impressive detail how soldiers, airmen and sailors foug...

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Main Author:	Cook, Tim, 1971- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Canada Books, [2018]
Subjects:	Canada. > Canadian Army > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Canada. World War, 1939-1945 > Battlefields. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns.

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