Canada at War: A Graphic History of World War Two by Paul Keery,Michael Wyatt

By Paul Keery,Michael Wyatt


A superbly crafted picture novel, tracing the achievements of the Canadian Forces within the moment international War.
In 1914, Canada went to conflict as a subject matter of england. In 1939, it made the alternative to struggle all on its own.Canada at War follows the advancements and setbacks, wins and losses, of a kingdom studying to face up for itself in the middle of the main tough battle of the 20 th century.

In graphic-novel structure, totally illustrated and in complete color, Canada at War indicates the expansion of a nation's military, military and air strength via movingly depicted triumphs and tragedies. From the disheartening losses at Dieppe and Hong Kong throughout the conflict of the Atlantic and the invasion of Sicily, it makes a speciality of the human size of the major battles and judgements that eventually swung the conflict within the Allies' favour.

This poignant photo account ends, after the victories of D-Day and Juno seashore and the liberation of Europe, with a last reckoning of the legacy those storied years have had on a rustic solid via struggle. aimed toward either grownup and younger grownup readers, this very human historical past tells the tales in the back of a few of this country's such a lot distinguishing army moments.

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