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The battlefields of Normandy have played an important role in the collective memory and imagination of generations of Canadians. From the great Vimy Pilgrimage of 1936 to the D-Day anniversaries of recent times, Canadians have been drawn to the memorials and place names which are a vital part of our history.

This revised guide to the Normandy battlefields is intended to encourage Canadians to set out on their won journey to those places--not just the memorials and museums, but the villages and fields where young Canadians fought with such bravery to liberate France from the yoke of Nazi tyranny.

New in this edition:

• Revised and updated text and tour information
• New and previously unpublished colour and black & white photographs
• New and updated maps

About the Authors: Terry Copp is director of the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies and professor emeritus at Wilfrid Laurier University. He is the author or co-author of 14 books and many articles on the Canadian role in the Second World War including travel guides to the Canadian battlefields. Fields of Fire: The Canadians in Normandy (University of Toronto Press), won the 2004 Distinguished Book Award for non-US history from the American Society for Military History.

Mike Bechthold is the managing editor of Canadian Military History and the Communications Director of the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies. He teaches military history at Wilfrid Laurier University. He has published numerous articles on Canada and the Second World War. He has extensively toured the Canadian battlefields in Europe, both on his own, and while leading civilian and military groups. Over the years he has taken of thousands of photographs of the battlefields.