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"I never saw his equal for true grit... He lay all day with his body torn and bleeding, and it was only at night when the stretcher bearers could approach the trench to get out the wounded that he was carried away, and then he went last." The history of Canada is filled with charismatic and talented military leaders. Each of the men featured in this collection was wildly successful in business and used his private wealth to provide Canada with a military unit at its times of greatest need. Today these respected units continue to serve Canada and Canadians.

Norman Leach is the author of the bestselling Passchendaele: Triumph and Tragedy on the Fields of Flanders. He served as historical advisor on the Paul Gross feature-film production of Passchendaele. His other publications include: Great Military Leaders: Charismatic Canadian Commanders; Canadian Battles: Canada's Role in Major World Conflicts; Broken Arrow: America's First Lost Nuclear Weapon; and Canadian Peacekeepers: Ten Stories of Valour in War-Torn Countries. He is the recipient of no less than 5 Crystal Book Awards from the University of Lethbridge. Saskatchewan-born, Norman Leach graduated with a degree in Strategic Studies from the University of Manitoba, and he gives speeches around the world on Canadian military history. He has been awarded both the Canadian 125 and Alberta Centennial Medals, and has also been named an honourary peacekeeper by the Canadian Armed Forces

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