Canadians On The Somme 1916
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Canadians on the Somme 1916
Author | : William F. Stewart |
Publsiher | : Helion |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2017-09-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1911512951 |
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Ordered lines of heavily laden soldiers with rifles at 'high port' trudging through mud against uncut barbed wire under heavy machine gun fire is the enduring view of the Somme 1916. What makes Canada's Somme campaign so difficult to characterize was at times this was true, but so were times Canadians advanced at speed over dry ground through smashed German defenses. Over the course of 80 days, they encountered all types of weather, ground conditions, defenses, and defenders. They achieved stirring victories, and suffered staggering defeats. Thus, Canada's Somme experience was not a simple binary of either victory or defeat, but both and most combinations between. These battles do not lend themselves to grand narratives and sweeping accounts of triumph over great odds. This perspective contributes to the absence of detailed operational studies devoted to Canada's military contribution to the Somme campaign. Resulting in 24,029 casualties, the Somme was the second longest and costliest campaign of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. It represents a critical inflection point in the Dominion's conduct of the war as all spheres of its military effort were impacted by its effects. The corps, however, demonstrated sufficient potential that General Sir Douglas Haig assigned the Canadian Corps the crucial role of seizing Vimy Ridge during the next major British offensive. Nevertheless, Canada's campaign remains a neglected aspect of the Somme campaign with no study devoted to its course. This volume addresses this gap in the available literature by examining the Canadian experience at the operational and tactical level. Its primary focus is on how the Canadians fought and why they battled in the manner they did. Focusing on a single corps brings a perspective on aspects of the campaign that are washed out in the general narratives. This allows for a finer grain examination of diverse topics, such as operations, command and control, and tactics. The period the Canadians served also receives less coverage in general campaign accounts, and it witnessed a set of significant changes in operations as both sides adjusted their tactics. Illustrated with numerous maps and images, 'The Canadians on the Somme' is Bill Stewart's second book.
Futility Sacrifice
Author | : N. M. Christie |
Publsiher | : Nepean, Ont. : CEF Books |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : UOM:39015048534328 |
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World War One, 1916, WWI, Somme. Canada.
The Canadians on the Somme September to November 1916
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Author | : N. M. Christie |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2007-07 |
Genre | : Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 |
ISBN | : 1896979742 |
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Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914 1919
Author | : G.W.L. Nicholson,Mark Osborne Humphries |
Publsiher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 709 |
Release | : 2015-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780773597907 |
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Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson's Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 was first published by the Department of National Defence in 1962 as the official history of the Canadian Army’s involvement in the First World War. Immediately after the war ended Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid made a first attempt to write an official history of the war, but the ill-fated project produced only the first of an anticipated eight volumes. Decades later, G.W.L. Nicholson - already the author of an official history of the Second World War - was commissioned to write a new official history of the First. Illustrated with numerous photographs and full-colour maps, Nicholson’s text offers an authoritative account of the war effort, while also discussing politics on the home front, including debates around conscription in 1917. With a new critical introduction by Mark Osborne Humphries that traces the development of Nicholson’s text and analyzes its legacy, Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 is an essential resource for both professional historians and military history enthusiasts.
The Canadians on the Somme Sept Nov 1916
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Author | : Christie, N. M |
Publsiher | : Nepean, ON : CEF Books |
Total Pages | : 91 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 |
ISBN | : 1896979033 |
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For King and Empire The Canadians on the Somme September to November 1916
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Author | : N. M. Christie,Bunker to Bunker Publishing |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 91 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 |
ISBN | : 0969903944 |
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At the Sharp End Volume One
Author | : Tim Cook |
Publsiher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 2016-08-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780735233119 |
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The first comprehensive history of Canadians in WWI in forty years, and already hailed as the definitive work on Canadians in the Great War, At the Sharp End covers the harrowing early battles of 1914—16. Tens of thousands, and then hundreds of thousands, died before the generals and soldiers found a way to break the terrible stalemate of the front. Based on eyewitness accounts detailed in the letters of ordinary soldiers, Cook describes the horrible struggle, first to survive in battle, and then to drive the Germans back. At the Sharp End provides both an intimate look at the Canadian men in the trenches and an authoritative account of the slow evolution in tactics, weapons, and advancement. Featuring never-before-published photographs, letters, diaries, and maps, this recounting of the Great War through the soldiers' eyes is moving, engaging, and thoroughly engrossing.
Canada Remembers the Canadian Corps and the Battle of the Somme
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Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 3 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:1016916932 |
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