Second to None: The Fighting 58th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
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EAN/UPC/ISBN Code
9781550024050
Brand
Dundurn
Author
Kevin R. Shackleton
Producer
Книга по Требованию
Pages
370
Year of production
2002
One of only fifty infantry battalions to see action with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, the 58th nevertheless had no official history. Second to None tells the story of this important, yet forgotten, battalion. The soldiers who formed the 58th exemplified the ideal citizen soldiers and later evolved into the tough, battle-savvy veterans who destroyed the cream of the German Imperial Army and won battle honours. The author uses the men"s letters and diaries and family oral histories to amplify the terse account of the 58th"s war diary, bringing to life once more the men who paid the price for freedom.