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Holding Juno

Canada's Heroic Defence of the D-Day Beaches: June 7-12, 1944

by Mark Zuehlke

Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Publication date
May 2006
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781553651949
    Publish Date
    May 2006
    List Price
    $36.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926685953
    Publish Date
    Dec 2009
    List Price
    $19.95

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About the author

Hailed by Jack Granatstein as Canadas leading popular military historian and short-listed for both the 2007 and 2013 Pierre Berton Award for popularizing Canadian history, Mark Zuehlke is the author of 26 books, including 14 devoted to military history. Tragedy at Dieppe is the latest in his bestselling Canadian Battle Series, which includes Ortona, The Liri Valley, The Gothic Line, Juno Beach Operation Husky, Holding Juno, Breakout from Juno, Terrible Victory, and On to Victory. He is also the co-author of The Canadian Military Atlas.

Zuehlke first began writing about the role Canadians played in World War II after discussing the Battle of Ortona with several veterans following a Remembrance Day ceremony in Kelowna, B.C. Discovering no book had been written on this pivotal battle, he decided to fill that gap, which resulted in the publication of Ortona: Canadas Epic Worl

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Awards

  • Winner, City of Victoria Butler Book Prize

Editorial Reviews

"A meticulous, often gripping story...an eloquent accounting."

Globe & Mail

"Well-written and appealing, Holding Juno doesn't shy away from the realities and horrors of war."

Winnipeg Free Press

"Zuehlke has emerged as Canada's pre-eminent writer of popular history. Holding Juno, the follow up to Juno Beach, only confirms that accolade."

Quill & Quire