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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789848603321

Autore

Engen Robert C (Robert Charles)

Titolo

Canadians under fire [[electronic resource] ] : infantry effectiveness in the Second World War / / Robert Engen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2009

ISBN

0-7735-8175-8

1-282-86643-5

9786612866432

0-7735-7596-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

940.54/1271

Soggetti

HISTORY / Military / Canada

Canada History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.