It Can't Last Forever

The 19th Battalion and the Canadian Corps in the First World War

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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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 formations - the 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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Utgivningsdatum2017-10-30
Mått178 x 254 x 25 mm
Vikt896 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCanadian Unit, Formation, and Command Histories
Antal sidor680
FörlagWilfrid Laurier University Press
ISBN9781771122368

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Preface1. Recruiting and Mobilization: 1914-152. Training in England: May-September 19153. Life in the Trenches: September-December 19154. Waging Trench Warfare: September 1915-March 19165. Trial by Fire: Saint-Eloi, April 19166. ""Trying the Nerves"": May-July 19167. A Daylight Coup and Departing Belgium: 29 July-August 19168. Preparing for Battle: 28 August-15 September 19169. Fighting at the Somme: 15 September-3 October 191610. A ""Most Uneventful Tour"": October 1916-March 191711. ""Leaving Nothing to Chance"": 25 March-8 April 191712. An ""Easter Gift"" and a Bloody Setback: 9 April-3 June 191713. ""The Worst Ever"": June-August 190714. ""A Dirty, Dirty Country"": September-November 191715. Days of Uncertainty: November 1917-March 191816. ""It Was Pretty Lively"": 21 March-June 191817. Prelude to Victory: July-7 August 191818. The Battle of Amiens and Its Aftermath: 8-18 August 191819. Arras: 19-31 August 191820. Cambrai and Iwuy: 1 September-13 October 191821. Long Road to Mons: 14 October-11 November 191822. To the Rhine and Back: 12 November 1918-19 January 191923. Going Home: 20 January-25 May 1919EpilogueAppendicesA. Casualties, 19th Battalion, 1915-19B. Discipline in France and Flanders