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The Friction Of War: A Study Of The Lincoln And Welland Regiment, 1940-1945, Geoffrey Hayes
The Friction Of War: A Study Of The Lincoln And Welland Regiment, 1940-1945, Geoffrey Hayes
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
This is a study of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment, a Canadian infantry Regiment which fought in North West Europe during the last ten months of the Second World War. It follows the Regiment’s development from its mobilization in 1940 until the end of the hostilities in May 1945. The relationship between the soldier, the military organization with which he could best identify and the field of battle is the central theme of this study. Through the use of both archival and oral evidence, this study examines what Carl von Clausewitz called “the friction of war.” It details how men …
Highland Light Infantry Of Canada, 1940-1944, Richard Mark Dykeman
Highland Light Infantry Of Canada, 1940-1944, Richard Mark Dykeman
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
This thesis is a study of the Canadian infantry battalion, the Highland Light Infantry of Canada, in the first five months of the campaign to liberate northwest Europe. The purpose of this paper is to establish a careful record of the unit’s campaign as a way of addressing the critical statements made by C.P. Stacey, the Official Historian of the Canadian Army in the Second World War and other military historians, on the leadership and performance of Canadian military units in northwest Europe. Throughout the campaign the battalion under study demonstrated a pattern of careful planning, high courage and skill …