Tug of War

A well-written, comprehensive history of a forgotten war -Tug of War: The Allied Victory That Opened Antwerp.- Antwerp, Leopold Canal, Woensdrecht, Breskens Pocket, Walcheren Island -- these place names live on in the memories of World War Two veterans of Canadian infantry and armoured divisions who fought in the mud and wet against an unbending enemy. It was 1944 and the Canadian army, with divisions from the U.K., U.S., and Poland, had been given the difficult tasks of liberating the port of Antwerp and clearing both banks of the Scheldt River, which leads into Antwerp. The bitter Battle of the scheldt lasted 86 days, and took the lives of more than 12,000 Allied soldiers.- see pictures maybe this will do it maybe it won't. you'll know by looking at the pictures, I try to note all defects,so you can make an informed buying decision... -Expedited Shipping available-by request/ price adjust-..Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa shipped -United States Post to fulfill your order, Los Angeles I carefully pack your book,hop on my Vespa visit the PO to have it placed in our mail system.. your books wrapped,not co-mingled,you get the copy you were viewing. Tug of War-Stoddart, 2000 - History - 470 pages-Copyright 2000 by authors, 2nd edition.-9780773732261- Jacket design by Bill Douglas The Bang, Text design : Joseph Gisini / Andrew Smith Graphics, Inc. Printed and bound in Canada. Jacket illustration: Stephen Quick, Jacket design: The Bang. bmk 27 bib 2995-- bmk 27 bib 2995