Chapter 8 The Long Road to Combat in Europe, 1939–44

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Maps ix
4. Foreword by the Colonel Commandant of the Royal Canadian Artillery xi
5. Foreword by the Commanding Officer of The Loyal Company xiii
6. Preface by the Honorary Colonel of the Regiment: Why The Loyal Company of Artillery Matters xv
7. The Second Century of Service Begins, 1893–1914 1
8. Seeking and Finding a Role at Home and Abroad, 1914–16 23
9. Building the Corps Artillery, 1915–16 53
10. War on Two Fronts, 1917 97
11. The Guns of Victory, 1918 135
12. The Long Armistice, 1919–39 167
13. War on the Home Front, 1939–45 203
14. The Long Road to Combat in Europe, 1939–44 239
15. Sicily and Italy: New Brunswick’s Batteries in I Canadian Corps, 1943–45 281
16. Northwest Europe, 1944–45 337
17. Cold War and Turbulent Peace, 1946–2001 381
18. Afghanistan: The Regiment’s Latest Test, 2001–12 429
19. Commanding Officers of The Loyal Company, 1793–2016 445
20. Regimental Sergeants Major, 1866–2016 447
21. Note on Sources 449
22. Acknowledgements 453
23. Index 457