Old Enough to Fight
Canada's Boy Soldiers in the First World War
Between 15,000 and 20,000 underage youths, some as young as ten, signed up to fight in Canada's armed forces in the First World War. They served in the trenches alongside their elders, and fought in all the major battles: Ypres, the Somme, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge, and the rest. Many were injured or suffered psychological wounds. Many died. This is the first book to tell their story.Some boys joined up to escape unhappy homes and workplaces. Others went with their parents' blessing, carrying letters from fathers and mothers asking the recruiters to take their eager sons. The romantic notion of a short, victorious campaign was wiped out the s…
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Weitere Autoren: Boileau, John / Black, Dan
- ISBN: 978-1-4594-0955-2
- EAN: 9781459409552
- Produktnummer: 18144124
- Verlag: James Lorimer & Company Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 440 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D3.0 cm 650 g
- Abbildungen: 150 b/w illustrations; 16 colour maps
- Gewicht: 650
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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