Terry Copp's new book
 

Hello everyone,

I just saw on the Chapters-Indigo web site that Terry Copp has a new book out called "Fields of Fire:The Canadians in Normandy". Dose anyone have any info about the book?
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/item.a...BC63AE9E065101

Thanks in advance.

John

I just picked this one up on the weekend and it really is good! He also writes about and references a man I know personally, and who was there. My little link to history.:p I spent a short time with Terry Copp a couple of summers ago and I think his writing about the Canadian's involvement in WWII are tops.
He demonstrates that the previous accounts exaggerated the prowess of the German army and that while Allied air power and numerical strength were important, the Canadians and other Allied citizen armies won the war on the battlefield by employing an effective doctrine. The Canadian contribution to the Battle of Normandy, Copp argues, was an extraordinary achievement, well out of proportion to the number of troops engaged in battle and the army was far more successful than historians claimed.

Two thumbs up!!

Just picked "Fields of Fire" up as well it is excellent 1st day read on Page 80. Very interesting read of our fine relatives performance in Normandy.

Thanks for posting about the new book.

Is there any mention of the executed POWS? Especially the 40 by the Fontenay le Pesnel Rd???

Carman

Yes they mention a litle bit about the POW executions, a paragraph or 2. Now on page 134 Operation Goodwood chapter. The book is a very good read and Chapter-Indigo and Amazon.ca have it on for $28 Cdn.

Thanks "Waycool" :)

Thanks for this and a question
 

I know I could search this, but has Mr. Copp written anything about Canadians in Sicily or the Italian campaign?

Tnanks in advance

Bob

There are articles by Terry Copp on the Invasion of Sicily and the Battle for Ortona in the Canadian Legion Magazine - Archived Articles:

http://www.legionmagazine.com/featur...ry/archive.asp

Just finished reading Fields of Fire Monday and suggest that it be added to anyone library with an interest in Canada's Normandy battles. Professor Copp has created a very detailed chronicle of what went right and wrong in operations of 2nd Canadian Corps. The men on the sharp end did us proud there is no doubt.