This book is a companion volume to the fighting Newfoundlanders, the history of the famous Royal Newfoundland Regiment in the First World War. More fighting Newfoundlanders is the story of another generation of soldiers, sailors, and airmen who represented Newfoundland with great distinction in the Second World War. Two regiments of the Royal Artillery were formed from men from the Island Dominion. The 166th (Newfoundland) Field Regiment R.A. fought in North Africa and throughout the campaign in Italy. The 59th (Newfoundland) Heavy Regiment R.A. took its share in the defence of Britain against invasion before crossing the Channel to participate in all the principle battles from Normandy to the Baltic. Nearly 3500 Newfoundlanders helped to man ships of the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy. These skilled seamen served in warships of every kind, engaged in every naval task-convoy escort duty during the long, hard battle of the Atlantic, or in the bitter cold of Murmansk run ; during the evacuations from the beaches of Dunkirk, and Greece, and Crete ; at the assault landings in Normandy and Southern France ; and in the great sea battles against the most powerful units of the enemy's fleets. There were few ships of the Royal Navy that did not have one or more Newfoundlanders aboard. Taking part in the air war against the Axis powers were some 700 Newfoundlanders serving as ground or air crew. The Dominion had its own squadron of night fighters, the 25th (Newfoundland) Squadron R.A.F., which from June 1941 until the end of the war helped defend Britain's coast against nocturnal attacks by German bombers and fighter craft. Meanwhile, other Newfoundlanders with the Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force were upholding the highest traditions of those services. In all three services women from Newfoundland were to be found playing their part, the capable manner in which they carried out their clerical and various other duties making possible the release of men for overseas service. In his final chapter the author pays tribute to the men and women, both in and out of uniform, who made so valuable a contribution on the home front. More fighting Newfoundlanders is a moving and colourful account of the achievements of Newfoundland's fighting forces in the Second World War. It is amply supported by maps, photographs, and appendices which include the Honour Roll of those who died and a list of the Decorations won by Newfoundlanders in all three services.

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Chapter I. Answering the Call -- Chapter II. The 57th Heavy Regiment R.A -- Chapter III. The 166th Regiment Prepares for Action -- Chapter IV. The 59th Heavy Regiment on Guard in Britain -- Chapter V. Training for "Overlord" -- Chapter VI. The 166th in North Africa -- Chapter VII. The 166th on the Lower Adriatic -- Chapter VIII. From Cassino to the Arno -- Chapter IX. The 59th Regiment into Battle -- Chapter X. From the Leopold Canal to the German Frontier -- Chapter XI. Winter in the Apennines -- Chapter XII. Over the Rhine to Victory -- Chapter XIII. No. 125 (Newfoundland) Squadron R.A.F -- Chapter XIV. The Battle of the Atlantic -- Chapter XV. Newfoundland Seaman in Many Roles -- Chapter XVI. On the Home Front -- Appendices: Appendix A. The Honour Roll -- Appendix B. Honours and Awards -- Appendix C. "The First Four Houndred", Royal Artillery, April 14, 1940 -- Appendix E. The First Draft for R.A.F. Ground Staff, June 14, 1940 -- Appendix F. The First Draft for R.A.F. Air Crew, August 22, 1940 -- List of Sources.