Full Description
The story of an astonishing band of Canadian soldiers and their part in the Allied victory in Italy.
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (the Hasty Ps) was Canada's most decorated regiment in the Second World War, winning thirty-one battle honours. Famed for their role in the Allied invasion of Sicily and the conquest of Italy, for six years the members of the regiment suffered brutal conditions, fighting bravely in the face of fierce opposition from the enemy, and ultimately triumphing.
In The Regiment (originally published in 1955), Farley Mowat, famed Canadian fiction writer and regiment member, tells the story of the Hasty Ps, from their recruitment in September 1939 until the end of the war. Mowat was a second lieutenant and platoon leader with the regiment, and writes movingly of the great suffering his fellow soldiers endured, their bravery in battle, and the lasting friendships he forged as a member of the group.
Contents
Foreword by Lieutenant-Colonel Shawn D. McKinstry, OMM, CD
Introduciton by Lee Windsor
The Regiment
Foreword to the Original Edition
Prelude: The Years Before
1 Phoenix in Uniform
2 The Tiger in Their Midst
3 "Cook's Tour"
4 "The Waiting Years"
5 The Hour Strikes
6 The Sands of Sicily
7 Death Valley
8 Montgomery's Mountain Goats
9 The Flavour of Defeat
10 A Trap Unsprung
11 Interlude in the Apennines
12 The River of Blood
13 Battle of the Bulge
14 Winter Front
15 The Road to Rome
16 The Regiment at Rest
17 The Gothic Line
18 Gateway to the Plains
19 Across the Rubicon
20 Betrayal
21 Operation Chuckle
22 The Battle Without End
23 Resurrection
24 The End in View
Aftermath: The Years Ahead
Glossary
Index
