Show No Fear: Daring Actions in Canadian Military History

by Bernd Horn

Overview

Show No Fear is a collection of essays that captures the richness of Canadian military history. Although Canadians see their nation as a peaceable kingdom and themselves as an unmilitary people, the truth is that Canada has a proud military heritage. Moreover, the nation’s citizens and their descendants share a legacy of courage, tenacity, and warfighting prowess. This volume of daring actions showcases the country's rich and distinct national military experience while capturing the indomitable spirit of the Canadian soldier.

Actions studied include military bravery in the Seven Years’ War, the British attacks on Fort Mackinac and Fort Detroit in the War of 1812, the Lake Erie expeditions during the American Civil War, courage displayed at Paardeberg in the Boer War, trench raiding in the First World War, bold valour in the ill-fated Dieppe Raid in the Second World War, toe-to-toe fighting with the Chinese in the Korean War, and present-day heroics in Afghanistan.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781550028164
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	07/14/2008
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Colonel Bernd Horn is an experienced infantry officer who is currently serving as the deputy commander of Canada's Special Operations Forces Command. He is an adjunct professor of history at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, and has authored, co-authored, edited, and co-edited more than 20 books, including The Canadian Way of War (2006).

Table of Contents

Foreword   Lieutenant-Colonel Omer Lavoie     7
Acknowledgements   Bernd Horn     9
Introduction   Bernd Horn     11
Only for the Strong of Heart: Ranging and the Practice of la Petite Guerre During the Struggle for North America   Bernd Horn     17
Hollow of Death: The Desperate Fight for Survival by Rogers's Rangers, 21 January 1757   Bernd Horn     65
A Particular Gallant Action: The Capture of the Prudent and Bienfaisant During the Second Siege of Louisbourg, 1758   Michel Wyczynski     79
"The determination ... to undertake the most hazardous enterprize": The British Attack on Fort Mackinac and Fort Detroit During 1812   John R. Grodzinski     129
The Lake Erie Expeditions: Confederate Naval Commandos on the Great Lakes, 1863-1864   John Bell     167
Accidental Heroes: The "Royal Canadians" Redeem British Honour at Paardeberg   Bernd Horn     213
Daring Innovation: The Canadian Corps and Trench Raiding on the Western Front   Andrew Godefroy     235
Soldier's Honour - Commander's Shame: Daring Actions at Dieppe   Tony Balasevicius     267
Jump into Chaos: Canadian Paratroopers on D-Day, 5-7 June 1944   Bernd Horn   Michael Wyczynski     313
"A Specially DaringRaid": Toe to Toe with the Chinese, 31 May 1952   Bernd Horn     339
The Defence of Strong Point Centre: 14 August 2006   Bernd Horn     351
Contributors     371
Index     373

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Show No Fear offers a look back, with many notes, after each chapter, giving us as in-depth an analysis of the battle as any history book would...Canadians are part of the international stage, fighting fearlessly for a common goal, as they have always done."

Editorial Reviews

Show No Fear offers a look back, with many notes, after each chapter, giving us as in-depth an analysis of the battle as any history book would...Canadians are part of the international stage, fighting fearlessly for a common goal, as they have always done."

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Show No Fear offers a look back, with many notes, after each chapter, giving us as in-depth an analysis of the battle as any history book would...Canadians are part of the international stage, fighting fearlessly for a common goal, as they have always done."

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