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BOOK EIGHT in the Canadian Battle Series.

On to Victory is the little-told story of the tense final days of World War II, remembered in the Netherlands as "the sweetest of springs," which saw the country's liberation from German occupation. The Liberation Campaign, a series of fierce, desperate battles during the last three months of the war, was bittersweet. A nation's freedom was won and the war concluded, but these final hostilities cost Canada 6,298 casualties, including 1,482 dead. With his trademark "you are there" style that draws upon official records, veteran memories, and a keen understanding of the combat experience, Mark Zuehlke brings to life this concluding chapter in the story of Canada in World War II.

Published to coincide with the 65th anniversary of Canada's dramatic liberation of Holland. May 4, 2010, will mark the 65th anniversary of the end of the fighting for Canada's army and the conclusion of the Netherlands' liberation. Major events of remembrance, both here and in the Netherlands, will celebrate this milestone.

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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"[On to Victory] reveals a far deeper engagement with the official records and a desire to place the story of the intense fighting into Germany and the liberation of the Netherlands into a wider context. Zuehlke succeeds in finding that middle ground between writing academic history and relying exclusively on strung-together eyewitness accounts. This is good history, told well, and makes for powerful reading."

Canada's History

"Popular historian Mark Zuehlke returns to a key Canadian battleground in On to Victory: The Canadian Liberation of the Netherlands."

Quill & Quire

"The eighth Canadian Battle Series volume details the little-told story of the tense final days of World War II, remembered in the Netherlands as 'the sweetest of springs'...Zuehlke brings to life this concluding chapter in the story of Canada in World War II."

History Magazine

"Every time a veteran dies, we lose another vital link with our history. That is why it is imperative to hear those voices now and to record those words if possible. That is why the work of Mark Zuehlke, the Victoria author who has written eight books on Canadian battles in the Second World War, is so vital."

Victoria Times Colonist

"The previous volumes in Mark Zuehlke's Canadian Battle Series have proven to be an extremely popular addition to the literature on the Second World War. On to Victory will be no exception."

Chronicle-Herald

"The book is a testament to the persistence and tenacity of the Canadian soldiers."

Victoria News