On to victory : the Canadian liberation of the Netherlands, March 23 - May 5, 1945

PrefaceAcknowledgementsMapsIntroduction: The Sweetest of SpringsPart One: Over the Rhine, then Let Us Go1 No Possibility of Doubt2 Never to Be Forgotten3 Go for the Goddamn Woods4 Rugged Resistance5 The Enemy Fought Like Madmen6 More Than Battered About7 Pretty Sticky8 Utmost TenacityPart Two: Delighted with This Entire Show9 All Together Again10 A Lion and a Tiger11 Fierce Rearguard Actions12 On the Brink13 Crazy Young Devils14 Minor SkirmishesPart Three: Breakouts15 Long Way Out Front16 On to Groningen17 Waited So Long18 Piece of Cake19 Jerry Is RunningPart Four: Risky Business20 A Stern Atonement21 Large-Scale Street Fighting22 Operation Cleanser23 Sound Tactical Plans24 Crossroad Ambushes25 Bitterest Battle26 Thank You, CanadiansEpilogue: The Liberation Campaign in MemoryAppendix A: Principal Politicians, Commanders, and Unitsin Liberation CampaignAppendix B: The Canadian Army in the LiberationCampaign (Combat Units Only)Appendix C: Canadian Infantry Battalion (Typical Organization)Appendix D: Canadian and German Army Order of Ranks (Lowest to Highest)Appendix E: Army DecorationsNotesBibliographyGeneral IndexIndex of Formations, Units, and CorpsAbout the Author