Table of Contents; Author's Preface; Foreword; Battalion Commander's Introduction (Lieutenant-Colonel Fraser Eadie); An Overview History; PART I -- BEGINNINGS; PART II -- BUILDING A NATIONAL AIRBORNE CAPABILITY; PART III -- THE BRITISH EXPERIENCE; PART IV -- THE BATTALION AT WAR; PART V -- OCCUPATION AND THE END OF THE CRUSADE; PART VI -- POSTSCRIPT; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; V; Bibliography.
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This is the story of 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion, established as the "tip of the spear" of Allied attacks in the Second World War.
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Title
Tip of the spear.
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9781550023886
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Canada.-- History.
Canada.-- Histoire.
Canada.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
World War, 1939-1945-- Regimental histories-- Canada.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945-- Histoire des unités-- Canada.