The Regiment Contributor(s): Mowat, Farley (Author), Windsor, Lee (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1459733894 ISBN-13: 9781459733893 Publisher: Dundurn Press OUR PRICE: $24.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Canada |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: Voyageur Classics |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 408 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The story of an astonishing band of Canadian soldiers and their part in the Allied victory in Italy. The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (the Hasty Ps) was Canada's most decorated regiment in the Second World War, winning thirty-one battle honours. Famed for their role in the Allied invasion of Sicily and the conquest of Italy, for six years the members of the regiment suffered brutal conditions, fighting bravely in the face of fierce opposition from the enemy, and ultimately triumphing. In The Regiment (originally published in 1955), Farley Mowat, famed Canadian fiction writer and regiment member, tells the story of the Hasty Ps, from their recruitment in September 1939 until the end of the war. Mowat was a second lieutenant and platoon leader with the regiment, and writes movingly of the great suffering his fellow soldiers endured, their bravery in battle, and the lasting friendships he forged as a member of the group. |
Contributor Bio(s): Windsor, Lee: - Lee Windsor is Deputy Director of The Brigadier Milton Gregg VC Centre for the Study of War and Society and holds the Fredrik S. Eaton Chair in Canadian Army Studies at the University of New Brunswick. Mowat, Farley: -Farley Mowat (1921-2014), a famed Canadian writer, was the author of forty-five books, including fiction, history, and environmental works. Several of his books, including Never Cry Wolf, were made into films. Mowat was a winner of the Governor General's Award for Literature, and also a recipient of the Order of Canada and an inductee of the Canadian Walk of Fame. |