Normandy
By Shelagh Whitaker and Dennis Whitaker
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Published on Mar 12, 2009 | 384 Pages
Published on Mar 12, 2009 | 384 Pages
Author
Shelagh Whitaker
Shelagh Whitaker worked as a sports and feature journalist and was published in a wide number of national magazines. She was the coauthor, with her husband, Denis Whitaker, of Dieppe: Tragedy to Triumph; Rhineland: The Battle to End the War; and the Dafoe Book Prize–winning Tug of War: The Allied Victory That Opened Antwerp. She died in 2016.
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Dennis Whitaker
The late Brigadier-General Dennis Whitaker served as a young officer with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry in Dieppe, and subsequently commanded the battalion throughout the fighting in northwest Europe. He is one of Canada’s most highly decorated officers, winning the DSO and Bar for Valour in the field. He was honored with the Order of Canada, a doctorate in military science from the Royal Military College, as well as prestigious medals from France and Belgium.
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