{"product_id":"9781771004244","title":"The Juno Beach Trilogy: First Canadian Army and the Normandy Campaign, June 6th - August 21, 1944","description":"Together in one convenient ebook, three of \u003cb\u003eMark Zuehlke\u003c\/b\u003e's epics of Canadian soldiers in World War II take us from the dramatic events of D-Day (June 6, 1944) to the days following, and the final push. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuno Beach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolding Juno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreakout from Juno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e focus on the Normandy Invasion and its aftermath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuno Beach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e dramatically unfolds as 18,000 Canadian soldiers storm the five-mile-long stretch of Juno Beach. At battle's end one out of every six Canadians in the invasion force was either dead or wounded. The Canadians were the only Allied troop to meet their objectives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolding Juno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e chronicles the crucial six days following the successful invasion. The ensuing battle was to prove bloodier than D-Day itself. The Canadians made it possible for the slow advance toward Germany and an Allied victory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreakout from Juno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e takes us to the next battle a month later. On July 4, 1944, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division won the village of Carpiquet but not the adjacent airfield. The 3rd Division, 2nd Infantry and 4th Armoured Divisions -- along with a Polish division and several British divisions came together as the First Canadian Army. This is their story.","brand":"Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300976738544,"sku":"9781771004244","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781771004244_p0.jpg?v=1763707358","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781771004244","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}