Training for Armageddon: Niagara Camp in the Great War, 1914-1919
Over the past 225 years the oak savannah at the mouth of the Niagara River -- designated as a Military Reserve but regarded by the local citizenry as their common lands-- has witnessed a broad spectrum of military, political and cultural happenings. Perhaps most compelling is the story of Niagara Camp, established in the 1870s on the Reserve as the summer camp for Military District #2. By the eve of the Great War this District that encompassed most of central Ontario from Niagara to Sault St. Marie including Toronto, Hamilton and St. Catharines, was the most populous and patriotic District in all of Canada. Niagara Camp and the training that…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4602-6138-5
- EAN: 9781460261385
- Produktnummer: 25499070
- Verlag: Friesenpr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 328 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B21.6 cm x D2.2 cm 816 g
- Gewicht: 816
Über den Autor
Although now a retired ophthalmologist, Richard D. Merritt continues to pursue his lifelong interests in both the rich heritage of the Niagara area and military history. He is author of the acclaimed, ON COMMON GROUND: The Ongoing Story of the Commons in Niagara-on-the-Lake, published in 2012. He has been named both Volunteer of the Year (2009) and Citizen of the Year (2012) for his leadership in heritage preservation in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario....
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