Ris a'Bhruthaich: Criticism and Prose Writings of (English and Scots Gaelic Edition)
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The Ghosts of Medak Pocket: The Story of Canada's Secret War
EN USISBN: 0861520416 bzw. 9780861520411, in Englisch, Vintage Canada, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Lagernd.
canada,history,language arts,literary criticism,literary criticism and collections,military, In 1993, Canadian peacekeepers in Croatia were plunged into the most significant fighting Canada had seen since the Korean War. Their extraordinary heroism was covered up and forgotten. The ghosts of that battlefield have haunted them ever since.Canadian peacekeepers in Medak Pocket, Croatia, found no peace to keep in September 1993. They engaged the forces of ethnic cleansing in a deadly firefight and drove them from the area under United Nations protection. The soldiers should have returned home as heroes. Instead, they arrived under a cloud of suspicion and silence.In Medak Pocket, members of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry did exactly the job they were trained - and ordered - to do. When attacked by the Croat army they returned fire and fought back valiantly to protect Serbian civilians and to save the UN mandate in Croatia. Then they confronted the horrors of the offensive's aftermath - the annihilation by the Croat army of Serbian villages. The Canadians searched for survivors. There were none.The soldiers came home haunted by these atrocities, but in the wake of the Somalia affair, Canada had no time for soldiers' stories of the horrific compromises of battle - the peacekeepers were silenced. In time, the dark secrets of Medak's horrors drove many of these soldiers to despair, to homelessness and even suicide.Award-winning journalist Carol Off brings to life this decisive battle of the Canadian Forces. The Ghosts of M.
canada,history,language arts,literary criticism,literary criticism and collections,military, In 1993, Canadian peacekeepers in Croatia were plunged into the most significant fighting Canada had seen since the Korean War. Their extraordinary heroism was covered up and forgotten. The ghosts of that battlefield have haunted them ever since.Canadian peacekeepers in Medak Pocket, Croatia, found no peace to keep in September 1993. They engaged the forces of ethnic cleansing in a deadly firefight and drove them from the area under United Nations protection. The soldiers should have returned home as heroes. Instead, they arrived under a cloud of suspicion and silence.In Medak Pocket, members of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry did exactly the job they were trained - and ordered - to do. When attacked by the Croat army they returned fire and fought back valiantly to protect Serbian civilians and to save the UN mandate in Croatia. Then they confronted the horrors of the offensive's aftermath - the annihilation by the Croat army of Serbian villages. The Canadians searched for survivors. There were none.The soldiers came home haunted by these atrocities, but in the wake of the Somalia affair, Canada had no time for soldiers' stories of the horrific compromises of battle - the peacekeepers were silenced. In time, the dark secrets of Medak's horrors drove many of these soldiers to despair, to homelessness and even suicide.Award-winning journalist Carol Off brings to life this decisive battle of the Canadian Forces. The Ghosts of M.
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Ris a'Bhruthaich, Criticism and Prose Writings of (1985)
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Ris A' Bhruthaich: Criticism and Prose Writings (1985)
EN HC NWISBN: 9780861520411 bzw. 0861520416, in Englisch, Acair, gebundenes Buch, neu.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, The Saint Bookstore, MERSEYSIDE, Southport, [RE:5].
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, The Saint Bookstore, MERSEYSIDE, Southport, [RE:5].
Hard cover.
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Ris a'Bhruthaich: Criticism and Prose Writings of (1985)
EN PB NWISBN: 9780861520411 bzw. 0861520416, in Englisch, Acair Ltd, Taschenbuch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, ExtremelyReliable, TX, Richmond, [RE:4].
Paperback.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, ExtremelyReliable, TX, Richmond, [RE:4].
Paperback.
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