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Pages: 147
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
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Language: en
Pages: 733
Pages: 733
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-06-29 - Publisher: Dundurn
An Allied unit comprised of Canadian and American troops, the First Special Service Force or "Devil’s Brigade" struck fear into the very heart of the Axis. In
Language: en
Pages: 298
Pages: 298
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-02-13 - Publisher: Naval Institute Press
The first special service forces of World War II were known as the Devil's Brigade. Ferocious and stealthy combatants, they garnered their moniker from the capt
Language: en
Pages: 368
Pages: 368
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: UBC Press
The image of farmers and workers called to the colours endures in Canada’s social memory of the First World War. But is the ideal of being a citizen first and
Language: en
Pages: 256
Pages: 256
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Photograhs and text trace the history of the First Special Service Force from 1942 to 1944, discussing the organization, training, and combat operations of the