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Terrible Victory
- First Canadian Army and the Scheldt Estuary Campaign, September 13–November 6, 1944
- Narrated by: James Conlan
- Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
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Publisher's Summary
On September 4, 1944, Antwerp, Europe’s largest port, fell to the Second British Army and it seemed the war would soon be won. But Antwerp was of little value unless the West Scheldt Estuary linking it to the North Sea was also in Allied hands. In his greatest blunder of the war, Field Marshal Montgomery turned his back on the port, leaving the First Canadian Army to fight its way up the long coastal flank. By the time the Canadians and others serving with them reached the area, it had been transformed into a fortress manned by troops ordered to fight to the death. Crushing the Nazi defenders required all of the Canadians’ courage, endurance and skill. The battle that raged until November was Canada’s bloodiest of World War II, costing more than 6,000 casualties.
Between September and November 1944, Canadian troops fought for control of the Scheldt Estuary, which would give Allied troops throughout Europe access to much-needed supplies. Military historian Mark Zuehlke’s Terrible Victory pays tribute to these soldiers who fought this bloody campaign that proved crucial to the allied campaign.
Mixing first-person accounts with military records, Zuehlke offers a detailed account that not only sheds light onto the strategic importance of this lengthy battle but the extraordinary physical demands placed on Canadian soldiers.
James Conlan brings a crisp intensity to the book’s battle sequences and pronounces the many German and French words with pleasing fluency.