Lt. Bert Sargent, who fought through the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, and the Hundred Days Offensive, captures what it was like for ordinary Canadians to be caught up in the Great War. Coming from a rank-and-file troop, Sargent's clear-eyed account is a testament to the tenacity and accomplishments of a generation of soldiers.
Lt. Bert Sargent, who fought through the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, and the Hundred Days Offensive, captures what it was like for ordinary Canadians to be caught up in the Great War. Coming from a rank-and-file troop, Sargent's clear-eyed account is a testament to the tenacity and accomplishments of a generation of soldiers.
Derek Grout is a historian who has written extensively on shipwrecks and scuba diving in Canada and the United States. His book, RMS Empress of Ireland, was praised on both sides of the Atlantic. He lives in Pointe Claire, Quebec.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword Introduction 1 A City Goes to War 2 Into the 21st Battery 3 Training and the "Mysteries of Barrack Life" 4 "A Great Credit to Your Country" 5 New Homes 6 "Berlin or Bust" 7 At Sea 8 Shorncliffe 9 "We are a Depot Brigade" 10 "Dear ... Folks" 11 "Soldiering More Than We Have Done Since We Arrived in England" Chapter 12 Zeppelin Attack 13 "I Have Seen No Better Brigade This Year" 14 To the Front 15 A "Present to the Kaiser" 16 The Second Division Ammunition Column 17 "Hell to the nth Power" 18 "Absolutely the Best Pal I Ever Had" 19 "We Made the Usual Success of It" 20 Prelude to Vimy 21 The Battle of Vimy Ridge 22 July and August 1917 23 "Not Glad to be Back" 24 "Like the Crack of Doom": The Battle of Passchendaele 25 Winter Quarters 26 "Looks Like One Hell of a Job!" 27 Operation Michael 28 Holding the Line: May and June 1918 29 A Much-Needed Rest 30 Amiens: "Black Day of the German Army" 31 Wedding Bells in "Blighty" 32 Back to the Front 33 Open Warfare and the Cambrai "Show" 34 Valenciennes and the Pursuit to Mons 35 Into the Rhineland 36 "Blighty" and the Official Record 37 HMT Northland and Canada Epilogue Bibliography
Foreword Introduction 1 A City Goes to War 2 Into the 21st Battery 3 Training and the "Mysteries of Barrack Life" 4 "A Great Credit to Your Country" 5 New Homes 6 "Berlin or Bust" 7 At Sea 8 Shorncliffe 9 "We are a Depot Brigade" 10 "Dear ... Folks" 11 "Soldiering More Than We Have Done Since We Arrived in England" Chapter 12 Zeppelin Attack 13 "I Have Seen No Better Brigade This Year" 14 To the Front 15 A "Present to the Kaiser" 16 The Second Division Ammunition Column 17 "Hell to the nth Power" 18 "Absolutely the Best Pal I Ever Had" 19 "We Made the Usual Success of It" 20 Prelude to Vimy 21 The Battle of Vimy Ridge 22 July and August 1917 23 "Not Glad to be Back" 24 "Like the Crack of Doom": The Battle of Passchendaele 25 Winter Quarters 26 "Looks Like One Hell of a Job!" 27 Operation Michael 28 Holding the Line: May and June 1918 29 A Much-Needed Rest 30 Amiens: "Black Day of the German Army" 31 Wedding Bells in "Blighty" 32 Back to the Front 33 Open Warfare and the Cambrai "Show" 34 Valenciennes and the Pursuit to Mons 35 Into the Rhineland 36 "Blighty" and the Official Record 37 HMT Northland and Canada Epilogue Bibliography
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