D-Day to Carpiquet: The North Shore Regiment and the Liberation of Europe

by Marc Milner

Overview

The brutal battlefields of Europe during World War II were the testing ground for the young men of the 1st Battalion of the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment. On June 6, 1944, the soldiers landed on the coast of France as part of the first wave of the D-Day invasion. After securing the eastern flank of the Canadian landing along Juno Beach, the Regiment was in constant contact with the enemy over the next thirty days, suffering a steady stream of casualties. This led to a ferocious battle in the French village of Carpiquet. For five days, the Regiment endured a living hell and suffered nearly 300 casualties. By the end of it, the North Shore Regiment had effectively died.

For the first time, the comprehensive tale of this storied Regiment is finally told.

D-Day to Carpiquet is volume 9 in the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780864925596
Publisher:	Goose Lane Editions
Publication date:	09/30/2011
Series:	New Brunswick Military Heritage Series , #12
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	138
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Marc Milner, a native of Sackville, NB, is a prolific author of Canadian military history. Co-director of the New Brunswick Military Heritage Project, he is also chair of the University of New Brunswick’s history department, and former director of UNB's Brigadier Milton F. Gregg, VC, Centre for the Study of War and Society.

Table of Contents

Introduction     9
Origins     13
The Long Road to St. Aubin     23
D-Day     45
Securing the Beachhead     71
Carpiquet     89
Conclusion: Bretteville-sur-Odon     117
The Day A Robin Sang at Carpiquet     120
Photo Credits     122
Selected Bibliography     123
Acknowledgements     124
Index     127

Editorial Reviews

"Marc Milner's treatment... brings a unique sense of community pride to an event most historians disregard."

Esprit de Corps - Norm Shannon

"Simply excellent."

Legion magazine - Jack Granastein

"Simply excellent." — Jack Granastein, Legion magazine

"Marc Milner's treatment . . . brings a unique sense of community pride to an event most historians disregard." — Norm Shannon, Esprit de Corps

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