The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (the Hasty Ps) was Canadäs most decorated regiment in the Second World War. In The Regiment, Farley Mowat, famed novelist and member of the regiment, movingly recounts the story of the Hasty Ps, telling the story of his fellow soldiers and their vital role in the Allied conquest of Italy.
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (the Hasty Ps) was Canadäs most decorated regiment in the Second World War. In The Regiment, Farley Mowat, famed novelist and member of the regiment, movingly recounts the story of the Hasty Ps, telling the story of his fellow soldiers and their vital role in the Allied conquest of Italy.
Farley Mowat (1921-2014), a famed Canadian writer, was the author of forty-five books, including fiction, history, and environmental works. Several of his books, including Never Cry Wolf, were made into films. Mowat was a winner of the Governor General's Award for Literature, and also a recipient of the Order of Canada and an inductee of the Canadian Walk of Fame. Lee Windsor is Deputy Director of The Brigadier Milton Gregg VC Centre for the Study of War and Society and holds the Fredrik S. Eaton Chair in Canadian Army Studies at the University of New Brunswick.
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Foreword by Lieutenant-Colonel Shawn D. McKinstry, OMM, CD Introduciton by Lee Windsor The Regiment Foreword to the Original Edition Prelude: The Years Before 1 Phoenix in Uniform 2 The Tiger in Their Midst 3 "Cook's Tour" 4 "The Waiting Years" 5 The Hour Strikes 6 The Sands of Sicily 7 Death Valley 8 Montgomery's Mountain Goats 9 The Flavour of Defeat 10 A Trap Unsprung 11 Interlude in the Apennines 12 The River of Blood 13 Battle of the Bulge 14 Winter Front 15 The Road to Rome 16 The Regiment at Rest 17 The Gothic Line 18 Gateway to the Plains 19 Across the Rubicon 20 Betrayal 21 Operation Chuckle 22 The Battle Without End 23 Resurrection 24 The End in View Aftermath: The Years Ahead Glossary Index
Foreword by Lieutenant-Colonel Shawn D. McKinstry, OMM, CD Introduciton by Lee Windsor The Regiment Foreword to the Original Edition Prelude: The Years Before 1 Phoenix in Uniform 2 The Tiger in Their Midst 3 "Cook's Tour" 4 "The Waiting Years" 5 The Hour Strikes 6 The Sands of Sicily 7 Death Valley 8 Montgomery's Mountain Goats 9 The Flavour of Defeat 10 A Trap Unsprung 11 Interlude in the Apennines 12 The River of Blood 13 Battle of the Bulge 14 Winter Front 15 The Road to Rome 16 The Regiment at Rest 17 The Gothic Line 18 Gateway to the Plains 19 Across the Rubicon 20 Betrayal 21 Operation Chuckle 22 The Battle Without End 23 Resurrection 24 The End in View Aftermath: The Years Ahead Glossary Index
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