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972159
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b726529
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Horn, Bernd,1959-
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| Title & Author
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Paras versus the Reich : : Canada's paratroopers at war, 1942-45 /\ Bernd Horn and Michel Wyczynski.
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| Publication Statement
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Toronto [Ont.] :: Dundurn Group,, ©2003.
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1 online resource (351 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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1281970123
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: 1459712722
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: 1554882621
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: 6611970126
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: 9781281970121
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: 9781459712720
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: 9781554882625
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: 9786611970123
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1550024701
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9781550024708
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-339) and index.
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| Contents
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Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; PART I -- CREATION OF A CANADIAN AIRBORNE CAPABILITY; PART II -- INTO THE FIRE -- CANADIAN PARATROOPERS AT WAR; Conclusion; Appendix 1 Ten Commandments of Canadian Parachute Troops; Appendix 2 Honours and Awards; Appendix 3 Corporal F.G. Topham's Citation for the Victoria Cross; Appendix 4 Maps; Glossary; Notes; Index.
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| Abstract
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This book traces the development of airborne forces from earliest mythology to their earth-shattering debut in the Second World War.
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Canada.
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Canada.
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Canada.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Aerial operations, Canadian.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Campaigns-- Western Front.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Regimental histories-- Canada.
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Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945-- Campagnes et batailles-- Front occidental.
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Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945-- Histoire des unités-- Canada.
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Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945-- Opérations aériennes canadiennes.
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HISTORY-- Military-- World War II.
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Military campaigns.
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Military operations, Aerial-- Canadian.
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Regimental histories.
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Canada.
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Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
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| Dewey Classification
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940.54/1271
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| LC Classification
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D768.15.H67 2003eb
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| Added Entry
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Wyczynski, Michel,1953-
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