Tip of the Spear: An Intimate Account of 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion, 1942-1945
About this ebook
The Allies countered by setting up their own airborne forces. In Canada, 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion was established to serve as the "tip of the spear" of Allied attacks. In fact, it was this battalion that was first into Normandy for the D-Day invasion.
Tip of the Spear tells in stunning black-and-white pictures the story of the Battalion from its inception in 1942 to its disbandment in 1945. Without question, the Battalion - or more accurately, its members - laid the foundation and established the airborne legacy that other Canadian airborne establishments could proudly follow and build on.
About the author
Lieutenant-Colonel Bernd Horn is the Commanding Officer of the First Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment. He is the honorary historian for both the Canadian Airborne Forces Museum and the Airborne Regiment Association of Canada.
Michel Wyczynski has worked in the National Archives of Canada for the past 23 years, primarily in political and military archives. He is the honorary archivist for the Canadian Airborne Forces Museum, Airborne Regiment Association of Canada, as well as the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion Association.
