This book authentically reveals the early creation and hardships faced by The First Canadians, a division that emerged as one of the British army's most lauded units in WWI. The author, who served as an officer in the division, provides an immersive account of the unit's formation in 1914 from disparate, often unruly recruits. Through historical context and exclusive anecdotes, the author illustrates the rigorous training, camaraderie, and eventual heroism of these soldiers. From the trenches of Ypres to the Somme offensive, the author captures the horrors, triumphs, and human spirit that defined The First Canadians' unique role in the war. The book underscores the transformative power of discipline, training, and shared sacrifice in forging a legendary fighting force.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
Originally published in 1918. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book authentically reveals the early creation and hardships faced by The First Canadians, a division that emerged as one of the British army's most lauded units in WWI. The author, who served as an officer in the division, provides an immersive account of the unit's formation in 1914 from disparate, often unruly recruits. Through historical context and exclusive anecdotes, the author illustrates the rigorous training, camaraderie, and eventual heroism of these soldiers. From the trenches of Ypres to the Somme offensive, the author captures the horrors, triumphs, and human spirit that defined The First Canadians' unique role in the war. The book underscores the transformative power of discipline, training, and shared sacrifice in forging a legendary fighting force. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781330983737_0
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PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781330983737
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