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050	0	4	_aD809 _b.C585 2021
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aBorys, David A., _d1981- _e1
245	1	0	_aCivilians at the sharp end : _bFirst Canadian Army Civil Affairs in northwest Europe / _cDavid A. Borys.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_aThe AMGOT Model -- _tA Battlefield Classroom - Civil Affairs in Northern France -- _tDeath from Above in Belgium -- _tTo Feed or Free the Netherlands -- _tFrom Civil Affairs to Military Government.
520	0		_a"Mitigating the destruction and chaos wrought upon the civilian populations of northwest Europe during the latter years of the Second World War became the focus of Civil Affairs, a little-known branch of the First Canadian Army. Comprised of a motley collection of civilians-turned-soldiers--too old for combat yet too valuable to remain off the front lines--the members of Civil Affairs served as liaisons between Canadian combat forces and the civilians they encountered on the ground. Civilians at the Sharp End follows the story of the Civil Affairs branch through France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany in 1944-45. David Borys highlights how Civil Affairs helped civilians caught in the jaws of war by delivering food and medicine, providing shelter for refugees and displaced persons, establishing law and order, dealing with resistance groups, and aiding in the reconstruction of infrastructure in damaged urban areas. Once in Germany the branch was further challenged as it transformed into a military government and became a force of occupation, rehabilitating a war-torn Germany, purging the state of its Nazi leadership, while at times having to protect German civilians from the recently liberated prisoners of the Nazi state. Borys demonstrates that while the Canadian Army was indeed concerned for the welfare of civilians, military operations took priority over civilian needs. Civil Affairs was forced to negotiate this complex terrain, assisting civilian populations while ensuring that they never impeded the work of the Canadian military and the ultimate defeat of Nazi Germany."-- _cProvided by publisher.
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610	1	0	_aCanada. _bCanadian Army. _bArmy, First. _bCivil Affairs.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xRegimental histories _zCanada.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xCivilian relief _zEurope, Western.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2734278&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell