The biggest catastrophe in Canadian military history
by
Jim Lotz
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
In the early morning of August 19, 1942, over five thousand Canadian troops landed on the beach at Dieppe to reclaim the shore from German troops occupying France. It was a mission doomed from the start. Mere hours later, over two-thirds of the men were dead, wounded, or taken prisoner by German forces....