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When in August, 1944, the Allies broke out of Normandy, the world''s attention became fixed on the dramatic British and American armoured thrusts into the Rhine. The war in Europe seemed all but over. Far to the left, along the flank of the Allied Expeditionary Force, almost unnoticed, a battle was beginning on whose outcome hung not only victory but the possibility of disaster Under-strength, neglected by Montogomery and denied by Eisenhower the supposed which he had promised, First Canadian Army paid an appalling price in casualties to clear the Channel coast and open up the great port of Antwerp. Commanded by General Harry Crerar , the army contained not only Canadians, but, for most of the campaign, more British troops then the Eighth Army at Alamein. Poles, Americans, Dutch, Belgians, Czechs and French served in it and were partnered in all their operations by the equally international No.84 Group, RAF. Their hard-won success in clearing the banks of the Scheldt and in capturing Walcheren Island was followed four months later by victory in the Rhineland. There, with almost every one of Montgomery''s British Divisions under command, they smashed the best of what remained of the German Army and, with it, Hitler''s last hope of defending the Rhine. The way was open for the Allies into the heart of the Reich. In the war''s final phase, most of Crerar''s British divisions were replaced with by Canadian formations newly arrived from their arduous campaign in Italy. Striking north and west after crossing the Rhine, they liberated Holland and drove east-ward into the heavily defended area of Germany. At war''s end they had reached the Weser and were closing on the great naval bases of Emden and Wilhemshaven. Jeffery Williams won wide acclaim for his definitive biography Viscount Byng of Vimy. He brings the same assured touch to this lively and fast-moving account of a crucial aspect of the battle for North-West Europe which has hitherto been largely neglected by historians.

Field Marshal the Viscount Byng of Vimy did not fit into the conventional mould in the Army, as Governor-General of Canada or as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Few officers commanded more widespread affection from their troops, or knew them and treated them with such respect as he did. Beginning with dramatic reforms in dress and living conditions in his own regiment, the 10th Royal Hussars, Byng consistently watched over the welfare of his men. Following the desperate Ypres battles of 1914-15, he was sent to Gallipoli to revive a failing enterprise, but instead, in the face of Kitchener''s and Churchill''s opposition, he called for it to be abandoned. He then planned one of the most successful withdrawals in the history of war. Ever seeking ways to win, Byng led the Canadian Corps to the capture of Vimy Ridge, and the Third Army in the first major tank battle at Cambrai, and in 1918 he commanded the largest of Britain''s field armies in the final victory campaign. As Governor-General of Canada, he became almost a Canadian nationalist and worked for the unity of the widespread provinces. He advocated the adoption of a Canadian flag and abandonment of the word "Empire". His conception of the role of the Crown in the constitutional crisis of 1926 has led to its position in the Commonwealth today. Finally, at the age of 66 and fighting a wasting illness, he was summoned to reform the Metropolitan Police, which in a remarkably short time he brought into the 20th century. This reissued biography won the Governor-General''s Prize in Canada when it was first published.

Far From Home recounts the life of a soldier who grew up in 1920s Calgary and became an officer in the Canadian army who travelled the world. Williams offers a vivid retelling of growing up in Calgary during the depression. Williams transition from "the most untrained officer in the army" to an army officer at home in the Pentagon, along with the culture shock of moving from a relatively simple upbringing to the sophisticated life of an international officer, is told with great humour and rare insight into the human side of the military life.

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In 1914, Hamilton Gault, at his own expense, raised Princess Patricia''s Canadian Light Infantry to fight for the Crown. Within nine days his new regiment was ready and was in action by the end of the year. Its fighting record was second to none.

I''m a lover of poetry writing & spoken words artistry I love all genres of music Gospel music & jazz Is my preference, inspirational musical choice When creativity-writing. I also love to take scenic walks by the oceans & seas To create visual imagination poetry expressions I love taking photos & creating Poetry expressions; it''s inspiration to my poetry creativity. I love fishing & all bay area sports teams, Southern Ca. Teams also. I give God all the glory for my gift to write & speak out my poetry Jeffery Williams

Summary OF MY POETRY "DREAMS DEFERRED" My poetry writing, "Dreams Deferred," is a haunting word. It''s a lost talent, like a buried treasure. A car''s transmission, stuck in park. My poetic "Dreams Deferred" is a procrastinated state of poetic words that''s at times self-doubted, non-motivated, full of hopeless confidence, and at other times full of motivational spark, of believing to be the spark plug of transmission, to make my spoken written words become reality.

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