
Juno Beach: Canada's D-Day victory, June 6, 1944
Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), War, World War II
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Summary
On June 6, 1944, the greatest armada in history stood off Normandy and the largest amphibious invasion ever began, as 107,000 men aboard 6,000 ships attacked the French coast. Of the 18,000 Canadians involved in storming Juno Beach, one out… of every six either died or was wounded, yet they were the only Allied troops to meet their objectives. Drawing on personal diaries as well as military records, the author depicts Canada's pivotal contribution to the most critical Allied battle of World War II. 2004.