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Author : John W. Dafoe
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783734059384
Reproduction of the original: Over the Canadian Battlefields by John W. Dafoe
Author : Terry Copp,Matt Symes,Nick Lachance,Caitlin McWilliams
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 1926804163
Revision of: Canadian battlefields 1915-1918: a visitor's guide / Terry Copp, Matt Symes, Nick Lachance. -- Waterloo, Ont.: LCMSDS, A2011.
Author : John Wesley Dafoe
Publisher : T. Allen [1919]
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : World War, 1914-1918 Canada
ISBN : 1290875243
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : Terry Copp,Matt Symes,Nick Lachance
Publisher : Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1926804112
Most of the world remembers the First World War as a time when, as historian Samuel Hynes put it, “innocent young men, their heads full of high abstractions like Honour, Glory, and England ... were slaughtered in stupid battles planned by stupid Generals.” English-speaking Canadians have for the most part accepted this view and supplemented it with an imaginative version of a war in which their soldiers won great victories and forged a new national identity. Both approaches have served to promote literary, political, and cultural agendas of such power that empirical studies of actual wartime events have had little impact on the historiography. A new generation of scholars has challenged those approaches, however, insisting that the reality of the war and the society that produced it are worthy of study. This guide to the Canadian battlefields in France and Belgium offers a brief critical history of the war and of Canada’s contribution, drawing attention to the best recent books on the subject. It focuses on the Ypres Salient, Passchendaele, Vimy, and the “Hundred Day”s battles and considers lesser-known battlefields as well. Battle maps, contemporary maps, photographs, war art, and tourist information enhance the reader experience.
Author : John Wesley Dafoe
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1331177375
Excerpt from Over the Canadian Battlefields: Notes of a Little Journey in France, in March, 1919 HE articles which go to make up this little book were written for news paper publication immediately fol lowing the journey over the battlefields, in France in March, 1919, which I had been enabled to make, through the courtesy and kindness of the Canadian Corps Comman der. They were published in April, 1919, in the Manitoba Free Press, Winnipeg; and are now republished at the request of many friends who have asked that they be made available in more permanent form. Though the articles reveal their journal istic origin alike in their form and in a certain evanescent timeliness, already part ly out of date it has not been considered ad visable, under the circumstances, to re-cast them into more permanent form. They are. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Charles Kipp
Publisher : D & M Publishers
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781926706788
This is the story of one man’s war—the memoirs of Sgt. Charles D. Kipp, who served with the Canadian army on active duty in Europe during the bloody days and weeks following D-Day. What makes this work stand out from other Second World War battlefield journals is its unadorned, almost naive sense—a guileless attention to small details, horrific and beautiful, that Kipp recalls from his experiences. First published in 2003, this is a must-read, not only for veterans of the War and military history buffs, but also for anyone who seeks to understand what ordinary soldiers endured during the Second World War. Charles d. Kipp was wounded nine times during ten months of fighting at the front during the Second World War. After the war, he farmed briefly before being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome and suffering a second heart attack. He passed away in January 2000.
Author : Terry Copp,Mike Bechthold
Publisher : Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1926804015
This book examines the Canadian battles in Northern France during the First and Second World Wars. The Great War battlefields of the Somme, Beaumont-Hamel, Vimy and Arras, and the last Hundred Days campaign are examined in great detail with many never-before-published photographs and detailed maps. The Second World War section contains a chapter on the ill-fated Dieppe raid of August 1942 as well as the 1944 Pursuit to the Seine and Channel Ports battles. Published by the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies and distributed by Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
Author : John Wesley Dafoe
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1356131921
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : John W. Dafoe
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1518774571
Over the Canadian Battlefields
Author : Terry Copp,Michael Bechthold,Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies,Canadian Battlefields Foundation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Normandy (France)
ISBN : 0968875041
Author : Terry Copp,Matt Baker
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : Canada
ISBN : 1926804171
"A guidebook detailing the Canadian role in the 1944 Normandy Campaign during the Second World War as well as the 1942 Canadian raid on Dieppe. The book seeks to teach the history of these campaigns, while providing up to date information on how to visit and navigate these sites of Canada's national heritage."--
Author : J. T. Copp,Michael Bechthold
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0978344138
The revised edition has been split into two volumes to bring the Victory Campaign to life with never-before-seen full-colour photographs of the Canadian army in Northwest Europe. This volume carries the original ISBN for the single volume version.
Author : Tim Cook
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780735233171
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the 2018 JW Dafoe Book Prize Longlisted for British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction 2018 Runner-up for the 2018 Templer Medal Book Prize Finalist for the 2018 Ottawa Book Awards A bold new telling of the defining battle of the Great War, and how it came to signify and solidify Canada’s national identity Why does Vimy matter? How did a four-day battle at the midpoint of the Great War, a clash that had little strategic impact on the larger Allied war effort, become elevated to a national symbol of Canadian identity? Tim Cook, Canada’s foremost military historian and a Charles Taylor Prize winner, examines the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the way the memory of it has evolved over 100 years. The operation that began April 9, 1917, was the first time the four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together. More than 10,000 Canadian soldiers were killed or injured over four days—twice the casualty rate of the Dieppe Raid in August 1942. The Corps’ victory solidified its reputation among allies and opponents as an elite fighting force. In the wars’ aftermath, Vimy was chosen as the site for the country’s strikingly beautiful monument to mark Canadian sacrifice and service. Over time, the legend of Vimy took on new meaning, with some calling it the “birth of the nation.” The remarkable story of Vimy is a layered skein of facts, myths, wishful thinking, and conflicting narratives. Award-winning writer Tim Cook explores why the battle continues to resonate with Canadians a century later. He has uncovered fresh material and photographs from official archives and private collections across Canada and from around the world. On the 100th anniversary of the event, and as Canada celebrates 150 years as a country, Vimy is a fitting tribute to those who fought the country’s defining battle. It is also a stirring account of Canadian identity and memory, told by a masterful storyteller.
Author : Susan Evans Shaw
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0864928637
Shortlisted, Hamilton Literary Award (Non-Fiction) Ypres, the Somme, Vimy, Passchendaele, Amiens -- to many, these are the names of battles far away and long ago. To thousands of soldiers, now gone, the battles were hard-fought and costly campaigns fraught with danger, pain, and tears. Today, these combat zones are trod by tourists in search of a connection with the past. Canadians at War follows the route of the Canadian Expeditionary Force from its first encounter with German forces at Neuve Chappelle to the site of the 1915 gas attack at St. Julien, from the Somme to Vimy and Passchendaele. In this informative guide, Susan Evans Shaw provides an historical overview of each battlefield as well as maps, photographs, and information on the memorials and cemeteries. The first book of its kind, Canadians at War fills a gap in heritage travel literature that has existed since the Armistice. Evans Shaw made her first visit to the battlefields of World War I in 2004, where she realized that there was a dearth of material for Canadians. Collaborating with photographer Jean Crankshaw, she created this book as a tribute to her grandfather, who was killed in action in 1918.
Author : Eric McGeer,Matt Symes
Publisher : Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1926804074
The third of the LCMSDS battlefield guides to concentrate on the Canadian forces in Italy, The Canadian Battlefields in Italy: The Gothic Line and the Battle of the Rivers continues the journey through the Gothic Line, Canada’s greatest battle of the Italian Campaign, and on to Ravenna, where Canadian soldiers fought doggedly against the enemy and the elements in a remote corner of the war. The guidebook offers a broad introduction to the campaigns, concise summaries of each stage of the fighting, and itineraries that allow Canadian visitors to explore the battles from the most important perspective—the physical setting itself. Three-dimensional maps familiarize readers with the landscape and features that affected the course of the battles, while contemporary photos and war art recapture the scene as contemporaries saw it.
