Author: VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA
Title: The Scheldt / L'Escaut de Schelde
Description: Canada: Veterans Affairs Canada, 2005. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0662685911. "The Battle of the Scheldt was a military operation in northern Belgium and southwestern Netherlands that took place during the Second World War. On September 12, 1944, the First Canadian Army was given the task of clearing the Scheldt of German occupiers. On October 2, the battle began in earnest and was fought until November 8. The First Canadian Army played a leading role in opening the Scheldt estuary, gateway to the sea for the port of Antwerp." - Introduction. Trilingual English/French/Dutch. 32 glossy pages. Three panel, two-colour fold-out map indicates troop movements and flooded areas October-November 1944. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this important history. ; Remembrance Series; 8vo. Very Good .

Keywords: 0662685911 Europe