Book Information
- Series: Amazing Stories
- Imprint: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Publication Date: 4 December 2009
- Copyright Year: 2009
- ISBN: 9781459504882
- Replaced By: Mysteries, Legends and Myths of the First World War
- Page Count: 128
- Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"
- Interest ages: 11-18
Purchasing Information
Mysteries, Legends and Myths of the First World War
Canadian soldiers in the trenches and in the air
by Cynthia J. Faryon-Bouthillier
Vivid accounts by ordinary Canadian soldiers of death and
survival in the trenches of the First World War.
This book offers a fresh, close-up look at the First World War as it was experienced by ordinary Canadian soldiers. This is the war as it was experienced by the tens of thousands of young Canadians. Reading their accounts offers a no-holds-barred picture of fighting, life in the trenches, the human cost in lives lost, and the physical and emotional aftermath for survivors.
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