Dieppe: Canada's darkest day of World War II

Like Hugh Brewster's previous books "At Vimy Ridge" and "On Juno Beach", this tells the story of one of Canada’s defining military moments. The appealing layout, with photos, maps, posters and sidebars draws the reader in, and the direct quotes and hour-by-hour description of the failed raid gives it an immediacy that helps connect young readers to a time and place almost beyond their imagination. Brewster attended the 65th anniversary in Dieppe and spoke with many of the survivors about their experiences on the beach and the disastrous aftermath: the soldiers who weren’t killed were captured and spent the rest of war as prisoners in appalling conditions.