The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts Other Allied Armies Canadian
RCC7258
Shock Troops: Canadians Fighting The Great War: Volume Two 1917 - 1918
by Tim Cook
ISBN
9780143055938
Purchase Price
£61.18 (new)
Date Purchased
October 16, 2015
Publisher
Penguin (2008, Toronto)
Notes
This work appears not to have been available in the U.K.; if it was, it was not readily apparent. The work is extremely well written, but loses absolutely nothing in the way of professionalism or academic worth in the process. The narrative is eminently readable, but covers at the same time the overall strategic and tactical aspects of the war on the Western Front, and also the personal stories which if told properly will add much to the narrative. We have no hesitation in recommending this book to any student - of whatever scholarship - of the war. It is about the Canadians, (although it describes them pretty dispassionately and without any false claims) but it could just as well be read as the story of the Western Front throughout the war. Volume One was bought for a knock-down price in a great little bookshop in Revelstoke, B.C., during a drive across the Canadian Rockies which persuaded the writer that in that part of the world books are loved much more than in the U.K., and the second volume was bought from the U.K., but had to be sourced from Canada at a much increased price, although it is signed by the author.
9780143055938
Purchase Price
£61.18 (new)
Date Purchased
October 16, 2015
Publisher
Penguin (2008, Toronto)
Notes
This work appears not to have been available in the U.K.; if it was, it was not readily apparent. The work is extremely well written, but loses absolutely nothing in the way of professionalism or academic worth in the process. The narrative is eminently readable, but covers at the same time the overall strategic and tactical aspects of the war on the Western Front, and also the personal stories which if told properly will add much to the narrative. We have no hesitation in recommending this book to any student - of whatever scholarship - of the war. It is about the Canadians, (although it describes them pretty dispassionately and without any false claims) but it could just as well be read as the story of the Western Front throughout the war. Volume One was bought for a knock-down price in a great little bookshop in Revelstoke, B.C., during a drive across the Canadian Rockies which persuaded the writer that in that part of the world books are loved much more than in the U.K., and the second volume was bought from the U.K., but had to be sourced from Canada at a much increased price, although it is signed by the author.