Book description
Many Canadians see the role their country's military plays in
Afghanistan as an anomaly. However, this assumption is far from the
truth. As U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has commented,
"Canadians are fierce fighters." Fortune Favours the Brave
certainly proves this point in a collection of essays that showcases
the fighting spirit and courage of Canada's military.
Daring actions featured in the book include the intrepid assault on
the Fortress of Louisbourg and the cat-and-mouse struggle between
Canadian partisans and Rogers's Rangers in the Seven Years' War in the
1750s; the seesaw battle for the Niagara frontier in the War of 1812;
an innovative trench raid in the First World War; the valiant
parachute assault to penetrate the Third Reich in the Second World
War; the infamous battle at Kap'yong in the Korean War; covert
submarine operations during the Cold War; the Medak Pocket clash in
Croatia in the early 1990s; and Operation Medusa in Afghanistan.
Colonel Bernd Horn is an experienced infantry officer who is
currently serving as the deputy commander of Canada's Special
Operations Forces Command. He is an adjunct professor of history at
the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, and has authored,
co-authored, edited, and co-edited more than 20 books, including The
Canadian Way of War.
