It Can't Last Forever: The 19th Battalion and the Canadian Corps in the First World War

Author:   David Campbell
Publisher:   Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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9781771122535


Pages:   512
Publication Date:   12 October 2017
Format:   Electronic book text
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It Can't Last Forever: The 19th Battalion and the Canadian Corps in the First World War


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The 19th Battalion was an infantry unit that fought in many of the deadliest battles of the First World War. Hailing from Hamilton, Toronto, and other communities in southern Ontario and beyond, its members were ordinary men facing extraordinary challenges at the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Amiens, and other battlefields on Europe's Western Front. Through his examination of official records and personal accounts, the author presents vivid descriptions and assessments of the rigours of training, the strains of trench warfare, the horrors of battle, and the camaraderie of life behind the front lines. From mobilization in 1914 to the return home in 1919, Campbell reveals the unique experiences of the battalion's officers and men and situates their service within the broader context of the battalion's parent formationsathe 4th Infantry Brigade and the 2nd Division of the Canadian Corps. Readers will gain a fuller appreciation of the internal dynamics of an infantry battalion and how it functioned within the larger picture of Canadian operations.

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Author:   David Campbell
Publisher:   Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Imprint:   Wilfrid Laurier University Press
ISBN:  

9781771122535


ISBN 10:   1771122536
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   12 October 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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Preface 1. Recruiting and Mobilization: 1914a15 2. Training in England: May-September 1915 3. Life in the Trenches: SeptemberaDecember 1915 4. Waging Trench Warfare: September 1915aMarch 1916 5. Trial by Fire: Saint-Eloi, April 1916 6. aTrying the Nervesa: MayaJuly 1916 7. A Daylight Coup and Departing Belgium: 29 JulyaAugust 1916 8. Preparing for Battle: 28 Augusta15 September 1916 9. Fighting at the Somme: 15 Septembera3 October 1916 10. A aMost Uneventful Toura: October 1916aMarch 1917 11. aLeaving Nothing to Chancea: 25 Marcha8 April 1917 12. An aEaster Gifta and a Bloody Setback: 9 Aprila3 June 1917 13. aThe Worst Evera: JuneaAugust 1907 14. aA Dirty, Dirty Countrya: SeptemberaNovember 1917 15. Days of Uncertainty: November 1917aMarch 1918 16. aIt Was Pretty Livelya: 21 MarchaJune 1918 17. Prelude to Victory: Julya7 August 1918 18. The Battle of Amiens and Its Aftermath: 8a18 August 1918 19. Arras: 19a31 August 1918 20. Cambrai and Iwuy: 1 Septembera13 October 1918 21. Long Road to Mons: 14 Octobera11 November 1918 22. To the Rhine and Back: 12 November 1918a19 January 1919 23. Going Home: 20 Januarya25 May 1919 Epilogue Appendices A. Casualties, 19th Battalion, 1915a19 B. Discipline in France and Flanders

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