Second to None

The Fighting 58th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force

Nonfiction, History, Americas, Canada, Military
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Author: Kevin R. Shackleton ISBN: 9781459712881
Publisher: Dundurn Publication: August 26, 2002
Imprint: Dundurn Language: English
Author: Kevin R. Shackleton
ISBN: 9781459712881
Publisher: Dundurn
Publication: August 26, 2002
Imprint: Dundurn
Language: English

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.

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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.

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