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Dispatches from the front : Matthew Halton, Canada's voice at war / David Halton.
As senior war correspondent for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during the Second World War, Matthew Halton reported from the front lines in Italy and Northwest Europe and became the voice of Canada at war. His gripping, passionate broadcasts chronicled the victories and losses of Canadian soldiers and made him a national hero.
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- ISBN: 9780771038136
- Physical Description: 344 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 2014.
- Copyright: ©2014.
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| General Note: | CatMonthString:october.15 |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface -- I. Shithouse Halton's son -- 2. Starting out -- 3. To Europe -- 4. A star rising -- 5. Return to Europe -- 6. The German series: sounding the alarm -- 7. Royal interludes -- 8. Twilight of peace -- 9. To the abyss -- 10. To war -- 11. A short time in exile -- 12. The desert war -- 13. The road to Ortona -- 14. D-day -- 15. Four days in Paris -- 16. To Berlin -- 17. Post-war -- 18. Decline -- Postscript -- Author's note -- Illustration credits -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index. |
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