Posted by Michael A. Dorosh from Canada on January 21, 2021 at 01:59:28:
In Reply to: Re: You're reading the wrong books, junior! - the US forces are for dum dums posted by That Guy on January 20, 2021 at 20:51:19:
Daniel Dancocks wrote some awesome books, very readable (he unfortunately committed suicide - just as he was about to write my Regiment's WWII history!) Try D-Day Dodgers: The Canadians in Italy for a look at WWII history, try his In Flanders Fields for WWI (he also wrote my unit's WWI history, called Gallant Canadians which is not bad, though specialized). He did some other works, on POWs and Arthur Currie.
Bloody Victory by Jack Granatstein and Desmond Morton is a good account of Canadians in Normandy.
The absolute best soldier's account, in my opinion, is Battle Diary, written by the CSM of A Coy of the QOR from D-Day to VE Day, Charles Cromwell Martin. It is excellent, giving a look at the day to day lives of Canadian infantrymen.
Canadian tankers are covered in South Albertas at War, a very good regimental history of the South Alberta Regiment (now SALH).
George Blackburn wrote a trilogy about his experiences as an artillery officer in WWII - Where the Hell Are the Guns, Guns of Normandy and Guns of Victory. They are written in the second person (I have never seen this done before, but it works!!!) Again, an excellent look at day to day stuff, and very instructive at how Canadian artillery operated in WWII.
This will get you started - if you have any other questions, feel free to email me at [email protected]