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george burrows
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WW 2 Officer losses.
« on: November 02, 2006, 11:22:07 AM »

Hey Ranrad I found, another errror in the D DAY DODGERS book. You may want to write this one down too. In the book, the author states that OUR regiment only lost two officers during the entir campaign in Sicily / Italy. Boy he was sure off on that part. In checking further I found that 19 officer lost their lives in that campaaign. Will keep you posted on any others.


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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2006, 12:26:10 PM »

Sounds like we got short changed, George. One or two omissions sure, but seventeen. You should write him a letter!


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Re: WW 2 Officer losses.
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2006, 02:13:10 PM »

Hey Mike, I would sure likr to say hello to the author but I am afraid thats pretty hard to do right now. the gentleman passed away a few years ago. However, overall I do feel he did an excellent job. Information was not that available at the time he wrotre the book. He got a lot of the material from DND Ottawa. I do intend to write to the publisher once I finish the review. I also intend to ask him for a FREE NEW COPY THAT Has been updated. . Hang in there Mike I maya be back with some more.


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Re: WW 2 Officer losses.
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2006, 11:55:30 PM »

Thanks again George fr the update on the"Dodgers" .. i will put in an amendment . And it may have just been a typo, not picked up before printing. It is a well writen book and is actually an easy , enjoyable read,, so he was a great writer. Not many can make a history a good read.Althouugh i got a lot out of Pierre Bertons books i found i had/have to really work at it.. he was a very dull writer, but very factual. I think he wrote like a scholar..ie" Pay attention, nose to the grindstone ,questions will be asked" I enjoyed Mr Dancocks writing, another good writer is Farley Mowat,, to read anyway, he has an entertaining flair to his words.Anyway, thanks much again, ranrad


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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2006, 06:10:58 AM »

Yes ranrad I have to agree with you that Dancocks is an excellent writer. I felt very confortable and relaxed reading his book, as opposed to Pierre Burton who, as you say is the type you have really work at to get through it because his works are very dry reading. Farley Mowat was an officer in the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (Hasty P's) , However I 'm sure you are aware of that. I have his books too. I like his writings too.. I have read a lot about ww 2 activities in Sicily / Italy but I still think Dancocks has done the best of them all. You mention his (TWO) officers many have been a typo. It is possible but I do not feel that it was becuase it was published for the first time in 1950 and it probably took him 2 years to write it before that. I know that at that time it was extremely difficuclt to obtain any accurate information about battles and regiments etc. The final archives had really not been completed as yet.
I'm assuming he talked to someone in the first brigade who only guessed at the number. Usually a publisher tries to validate all facts with the author before publishing is done. Anyway, I shall forgive him in view of the time writing period so close after the ending of the war.


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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2006, 10:17:13 AM »

Hi george, hope the hip is still coming along good. Yes ,you are quite likely right. On e forgets that when any war ends there is a 101 million tons of paper comung and going everywhere, so Dancocks likely just relied on an aquaintance he trusted to likley know the details.I am sure it will be corrected as time goes on, and it may be why Mr Dancocks left the book "open " to re printing later, a lot of authors do not do this, for correction i mean..one can easily forgive minor errors, i am sure many books contain at least some, no matter how good the effort to avoid. Yes ,i knew Mr Mowat was in the Hasty P's...and was an early pioneer on conservation in our country, especially the north..Please keep me informed of any other errors you find. The D Day Dodgers is part of my library, and will be passed on in the family hopefully for a lot of years, ranrad


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