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ISBN
9780774835978

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
ISBN-10
0774835974
ISBN-13
9780774835978
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12038685326

Product Key Features

Book Title
Reluctant Warriors : Canadian Conscripts and the Great War
Number of Pages
332 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
Canada / General, Military / World War II, Military / General, Military / World War I, Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-), Military / Canada, Military
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Patrick M. Dennis
Book Series
Studies in Canadian Military History Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
22 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN
2017-448061
Reviews
This is a first-rate book, well written and coherent. It is very readable and I recommend it to both serious scholars of the war and to the casual historian.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
940.4/1271
Table Of Content
Foreword / By J.L. Granatstein Introduction: Slackers, Shirkers, and Malingerers 1 "The Blood Dimmed Tide" 2 Canada's New Fighting Forces 3 The First Canadian Conscripts in Combat 4 Conspicuous Gallantry at Amiens 5 "Draft Men" and the Battle of the Scarpe, 1918 6 The Hardest Single Battle: The Drocourt-Quéant Line 7 Canal du Nord and the Brotherhood of Arms 8 A Dangerous Advance Continued 9 Cambrai and Iwuy: "For a time hell was loose" 10 Honour and Duty in the Pursuit to Mons 11 The Equal of the Best Conclusion: Evidence has a Way of Dissolving Theories Appendices Notes; Bibliography; Index
Synopsis
During the "Hundred Days" campaign of the First World War, over 30 percent of conscripts who served in the Canadian Corps became casualties. Yet, they were often considered slackers for not having volunteered. Reluctant Warriors is the first examination of the pivotal role played by Canadian conscripts in the final campaign of the Great War on the Western Front. Challenging long-standing myths, this book examines whether conscripts made any significant difference to the success of the Canadian Corps in 1918. Reluctant Warriors provides fresh evidence that conscripts were good soldiers who made a crucial contribution to the war effort., During the "Hundred Days" campaign of the First World War, over 30 percent of conscripts who served in the Canadian Corps became casualties. Yet, they were generally considered slackers for not having volunteered to fight. Reluctant Warriors is the first examination of the pivotal role played by Canadian conscripts in the final campaign of the Great War on the Western Front. Challenging long-standing myths about conscripts, Patrick Dennis examines whether these men arrived at the right moment, and in sufficient numbers, to make any significant difference to the success of the Canadian Corps. He examines the conscripts themselves, their journey to war, the battles in which they fought, and their largely undocumented sacrifice and heroism. Reluctant Warriors sheds new light on the success of the Military Service Act and provides fresh evidence that conscripts were good soldiers who fought valiantly and made a crucial contribution to the war effort., The first in-depth examination of Canadian conscripts in the final battles of the Great War, Reluctant Warriors provides fresh evidence that conscripts were good soldiers who fought valiantly and made a crucial contribution to the success of the Canadian Corps in 1918.
LC Classification Number
D547.C2

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