
Breakout from Juno
First Canadian Army and the Normandy Campaign, July 4 - August 21, 1944
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Mark Zuehlke
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The ninth book in the Canadian Battle Series, Breakout from Juno, is the first dramatic chronicling of Canada's pivotal role throughout the entire Normandy Campaign following the D-Day landings.
On July 4, 1944, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division won the village of Carpiquet but not the adjacent airfield. Instead of a speedy victory, the men faced a bloody fight. The Canadians advanced relentlessly at a great cost in bloodshed. Within 2 weeks the 2nd Infantry and 4th Armoured divisions joined coming together as the First Canadian Army.The soldiers fought within a narrow landscape extending a mere 21 miles from Caen to Falaise. They won a two-day battle for Verrires Ridge starting on July 21, after 1,500 casualties. More bloody battles followed, until finally, on August 21, the narrowing gap that had been developing at Falaise closed when American and Canadian troops shook hands.
The German army in Normandy had been destroyed, with only 18,000 of about 400,000 men escaping. The Allies suffered 206,000 casualties, of which 18,444 were Canadians.
Breakout from Juno is a story of uncommon heroism, endurance, and sacrifice by Canada's World War II volunteer army and pays tribute to Canada's veterans.
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1918
- A Very British Victory
- De: Peter Hart
- Narrado por: Clive Mantle, Peter Hart
- Duración: 6 h y 20 m
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This epic account of the events of 1918 is the first major reappraisal of the end of the war for more than 20 years, and describes what is in some respects a forgotten chapter in history. The soldiers who returned to Britain in November 1918 were not the martyrs or victims of popular memory - they were a victorious army and were greeted as heroes.
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1918: a one sided twisting of history
- De Maarten Demont en 02-03-19
De: Peter Hart
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Dünkirchen 1940
- The German View of Dunkirk
- De: Robert Kershaw
- Narrado por: Richard Trinder
- Duración: 15 h y 28 m
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Dünkirchen 1940 is the first major history on what went wrong for the Germans at Dunkirk. As supreme military commander, Hitler had seemingly achieved a miracle after the swift capitulation of Holland and Belgium, but with just seven kilometres before the panzers captured Dunkirk – the only port through which the trapped British Expeditionary force might escape – they came to a shuddering stop. Only a detailed interpretation of the German perspective – historically lacking to date – can provide answers as to why.
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Finally, Dunkirk makes sense!
- De MortonC en 06-15-24
De: Robert Kershaw
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Ardennes 1944
- The Battle of the Bulge
- De: Antony Beevor
- Narrado por: Sean Barrett
- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
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On December 16, 1944, Hitler launched his "last gamble" in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes in Belgium, believing he could split the Allies by driving all the way to Antwerp and forcing the Canadians and the British out of the war. Although his generals were doubtful of success, younger officers and NCOs were desperate to believe that their homes and families could be saved from the vengeful Red Army approaching from the east. Many were exultant at the prospect of striking back.
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Beevor excellent as always
- De Reed en 11-30-15
De: Antony Beevor
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No Better Place to Die
- Ste-Mere Eglise, June 1944 - The Battle for la Fiere Bridge
- De: Robert Murphy
- Narrado por: Stephen Bowlby
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
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As part of the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, three airborne divisions were dropped behind enemy lines to sow confusion in the German rear and prevent panzer reinforcements from reaching the beaches. In the dark early hours of D-Day, this confusion was achieved well enough, as nearly every airborne unit missed its drop zone, creating a kaleidoscope of small-unit combat.
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Eeh, I'm luke warm about it.
- De Matthew en 11-07-14
De: Robert Murphy
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The Last Battle
- Victory, Defeat, and the End of World War I
- De: Peter Hart
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 13 h y 5 m
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Much has been made of - and written about - August 1914. There has been comparatively little focus on August 1918 and the lead-up to November. Because of the fixation on the Great War's opening moves and the great battles that followed over the course of the next four years, the endgame seems to come as a stunning anticlimax. At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the guns simply fell silent. The Last Battle definitively corrects this misperception. As Hart shows, a number of factors precipitated the Armistice.
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Is it over yet?
- De Rick B en 11-17-20
De: Peter Hart
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Citizen Soldiers
- The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany
- De: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrado por: George K. Wilson
- Duración: 21 h y 34 m
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A masterful biography of the U.S. Army in the European Theater of Operations during World War II, Citizen Soldiers provides a compelling account of the extraordinary stories of ordinary men in their fight for democracy. From the high command on down to the enlisted men, Stephen E. Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews and oral histories from men on both sides who were there.
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Required reading, excellent narration
- De Jeremy en 06-30-11
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Leyte 1944
- The Soldiers' Battle
- De: Nathan N. Prefer
- Narrado por: Jones Allen
- Duración: 14 h y 19 m
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When General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia in March 1942, having successfully left the Philippines to organize a new American army, he vowed, "I shall return!" More than two years later he did return, at the head of a large U.S. army to retake the Philippines from the Japanese. The place of his re-invasion was the central Philippine Island of Leyte. Much has been written about the naval Battle of Leyte Gulf that his return provoked, but almost nothing has been written about the three-month long battle to seize Leyte itself.
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Very well Researched..
- De jbnimble en 04-19-14
De: Nathan N. Prefer
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September Hope
- The American Side of a Bridge Too Far
- De: John C. McManus
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 14 h y 48 m
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In September Hope, acclaimed historian John C. McManus explores World War II’s most ambitious invasion, an immense, daring offensive to defeat Nazi Germany before the end of 1944. Operation Market-Garden is one of the war’s most famous, but least understood, battles, and McManus tells the story of the American contribution to this crucial phase of the war in Europe.
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Go yanks go !
- De Alan en 03-06-13
De: John C. McManus
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Those Who Hold Bastogne
- The True Story of the Soldiers and Civilians Who Fought in the Biggest Battle of the Bulge
- De: Peter Schrijvers
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
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In this dramatic account of the 1944-45 winter of war in Bastogne, historian Peter Schrijvers offers the first full story of the German assault on the strategically located town. From the December stampede of American and Panzer divisions racing to reach Bastogne first, through the bloody eight-day siege from land and air, and through three more weeks of unrelenting fighting even after the siege was broken, events at Bastogne hastened the long-awaited end of WWII.
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How Did Anyone Survive?
- De Sher from Provo en 09-26-15
De: Peter Schrijvers
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First Over There
- The Attack on Cantigny, America's First Battle of World War I
- De: Matthew J. Davenport
- Narrado por: Mel Foster
- Duración: 14 h y 25 m
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At first light on Tuesday, May 28th, 1918, waves of American riflemen from the US Army's First Division climbed from their trenches, charged across the shell-scarred French dirt of no-man's-land, and captured the hilltop village of Cantigny from the grip of the German Army. Those who survived the enemy machine-gun fire and hand-to-hand fighting held on for the next two days and nights in shallow foxholes under the sting of mustard gas and crushing steel of artillery fire.
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Outstanding storytelling.
- De David en 04-26-21
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Tragedy at Dieppe
- Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942
- De: Mark Zuehlke
- Narrado por: John Wray
- Duración: 13 h y 2 m
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With its trademark "you are there" style, Mark Zuehlke's 10th Canadian Battle Series volume tells the story of the 1942 Dieppe raid. Nicknamed "The Poor Man's Monte Carlo", Dieppe had no strategic importance, but with the Soviet Union thrown on the ropes by German invasion and America having just entered the war, Britain was under intense pressure to launch a major cross-Channel attack against France. Since 1939, Canadian troops had massed in Britain and trained for the inevitable day of the mass invasion of Europe that would finally occur in 1944.
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When To Throw The Book At Someone
- De Nicholas Robinson en 05-12-23
De: Mark Zuehlke
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If Chaos Reigns
- The Near-Disaster and Ultimate Triumph of the Allied Airborne Forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944
- De: Flint Whitlock
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 12 h y 7 m
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So said Brigadier S. James Hill, commanding officer of the British 3rd Parachute Brigade, in an address to his troops shortly before the launching of Operation Overlord - the D-Day invasion of Normandy. No more prophetic words were ever spoken, for chaos indeed reigned on that day, and many more that followed.
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Allied Airborne in Normandy
- De Doc en 07-13-18
De: Flint Whitlock
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Well Researched Account of Canadian Forces
Where does Breakout from Juno rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This audiobook receives a 9.24 out of 10 on my Modified Indexed Listening Formula (MILF) scale. I own somewhere in the low four digits of audiobooks, so the above mentioned rating is my way of saying get this audiobook! If you are interested in books about Normandy operations and the fighting inland around Caen, then you will not find a more in depth account from Audible.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Breakout from Juno?
There was more of an accumulation of memorable moments that leave a lasting impression - Canadian soldiers fought with tenacity and valor against some of the most determined and well led soldiers Germany could produce - 12SS PzD "Hitlerjugend" and other I & II SS Korps forces. There was absolutely no love lost between the Canadian and Hitlerjugend soldiers, and I am putting it mildly. If the Canadian forces had mid level and divisional commanders even half as combat savvy and competent as the German forces had, then the Canadians would not have suffered such terrible losses in men and materiel in the July and August operations south of Caen.
Which scene was your favorite?
Favorite scene does not really fit with my impression of this military history audiobook. A scene that I particularly remember was the fierce fighting in and around St. Andre, May-sur-Orne and Verriers Ridge areas between the Black Watch Regiment and elements of 9SS PzD "Hohenhstaufen". Listening to Mr. Zuehlke's account of this area of operations, one gets a strong sense of the vulnerability Canadian forces had in attacking a well entrenched enemy, armed with state of the art equipment - 1 Mg-42 per 12 riflemen, powerful Panther tanks able to knock out Canadian armor from a long distance, and support from Nebelwerfer detachments able to bring down deadly accurate fire observed from Verriers Ridge.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Of course I didn't laugh or cry - this is a well researched, sober account of a hard fought area of operations during the inland fighting phase of the Normandy campaign. Mr. Zuehlke provided a much needed / deserved historical spotlight on the Canadian forces who bore the brunt of intense, bloody fighting during the above mentioned time period.
Any additional comments?
This is a very well written book by a military historian of the first water. Mr. Zuehlke has done Canadian veterans and all students military history a huge service by writing this and the several other WWII books about the Canadian Corps contributions to the Allied victory over the Axis. This audiobook is a must for all students of military history. I must thank Audible for the availability of Mr. Zuehlke's books to us listeners.
Books like Breakout from Juno are what I and hopefully many other people want to see from Audible. I wish there were more audiobooks of this caliber available, and less mindless chick-lit formulaic romance dribble that takes so much of Audible's virtual book shelf space these days.
In my humble opinion, I think it is pathetic that there is such a big demand for that kind of audio-crap. For example, count up each week how many audiobooks are released that have a picture of some guy without a shirt with some clingy chic wrapped around his torso versus the number of books about actual scientific topics (not esp or how to live with yourself or ufo conspiracies) and history books like Breakout from Juno. For the record, I have not actually put figures to paper, but why should I? It is so overwhelmingly scaled on the audio crap side that I end up having to rant like I am doing right now. Audible can do better. I wish Audible would do better.
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- Andrew Frantz
- 05-13-23
A Good Read, Poorly Presented
As with the rest of his series on the Canadian Army’s campaigns in the Second World War, Zuehlke presents an incredibly well-researched story of the role Canadian troops played in the long weeks of fighting to break out of Normandy in July and August 1944. Relying heavily on first-hand accounts of both sides, the book sheds light on numerous horrific, yet vitally important battles long ignored in popular memory. That said, some sections of vignettes just read like rolling medal citations and lack broader context to help the reader out the pieces of the Canadian, and broader Allied, effort together. Occasional gaffes in unit and weapons designations can be a bit annoying in passing. Nevertheless, Breakout from Juno is essential reading for anyone trying to grasp the struggles faced by Allied troops in the Normandy bridgehead and breakout.
That said, the book is done a complete disservice by an awful reader. His French pronunciations, which one would expect to be critical for a book on troops (including some Francophone) fighting in France, are awful and even change throughout the book. He also, as some non-fiction readers do, effects accents for direct quotations but once again misses the mark - usually using English, and poor Scottish, accents for Canadian soldiers. The poor reading really detracts from an otherwise good book.
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- Thomas
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This book purports to be about the 1st Canadian Army, and in a very selective sense it is, minus its 1st Corps which consisted of two peripheral British divisions. This leaves the six units of the 2nd Corps, five Canadian, and one Polish. Scratch the Poles. Zuehlke is determined to give the Canadians their due, and well he might. Their contributions in World War ii are woefully under-reported, even neglected.
Unfortunately, he never fully develops the impending, culminating battle for Normandy adequately--the Falaise Gap--which comes off almost as an anticlimax. Consequently, it loses much of the impact of the sacrifice and bravery of the Canadian contingent, while extinguishing that of the 1st Polish Armoured Division.
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- David
- 08-06-15
Interesting look at the Canadian contribution
I've enjoyed reading more about the Canadian contribution to the Second World War. It's spectacular to recognize the growth in the Canadian Army to field so many troops. It's amazing what they were able to achieve.
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- Oscar Shinn
- 02-20-24
excellent collection of personal stories
excellent history interlaced with personal stories from men who were there. having visited Juno Beach, this book really made it seem real. Great job to the author and the reader!
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- Gary
- 04-13-14
Disappointing narration and geography
How did the narrator detract from the book?
The pronunciation of French towns is so confusing as to be be misleading. For example, the airfield at Carpiquet is a key element in the story; The narrator consistently calls it "Kew-picket"... it was many references later that I realized the town he was talking about is the one which should correctly be pronounced "CAR-pee-kay."
And "Loo-tenant"-general Crerar... "Loo-tenant?" Really? In the Canadian Army? Try "Lef-tenant," please.
Any additional comments?
As a Canadian who owns a house in Normandy, and quite familiar with the places in this story, I was surprised to hear a significant geographical error within in the first 10 minutes of listening. The Cotentin peninsula is in Normandy, not Brittany.
I applaud that this project was done. But I've outgrown giving reward stars to Canadian-focused productions just for trying.
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