Morrison : the long-lost memoir of Canada's artillery commander in the Great War /

The never-before-published memoir of Major-General Sir Edward Morrison, a true Canadian hero of the First World War.The First World War marked a turning point in Canadian history and in Canada's self-identification as a nation. Yet in memorializing the iconic events and battles of the War, cert...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morrison, Edward, Sir (Autor)
Otros Autores: Raby-Dunne, Susan, 1954- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Victoria ; Vancouver ; Calgary : Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd., [2017]
Temas:
Morrison, Edward, > Sir.
Morrison, E. W. B. > (Edward Whipple Bancroft), > 1867-1925.
Morrison, Edward, > Sir
Canada. > Canadian Army > Officers > Biography.
Canada. > Armée canadienne > Officiers > Biographies.
Canada. > Canadian Army
1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, Canadian.
Generals > Canada > Biography.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Récits personnels canadiens.
Généraux > Canada > Biographies.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Armed Forces > Officers
Generals
Canada
Autobiography
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
Personal narratives > Canadian
Autobiographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • A Word from the Colonel Commandant of the Canadian Artillery
  • A Word from the Senior Serving Gunner of the Canadian Artillery
  • Introduction
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: A Fool There Was
  • Chapter 2: Canadaâ#x80;#x99;s Armada
  • Chapter 3: Some Unpleasant Things, Including the War Office and Salisbury Plain
  • Chapter 4: Current Events
  • Chapter 5: The Interesting Business of â#x80;#x9C;Taking Overâ#x80;#x9D;
  • Chapter 6: St. Patrickâ#x80;#x99;s Day in the Morning
  • Chapter 7: Introducing â#x80;#x9C;Wipersâ#x80;#x9D;
  • Chapter 8: The Gas Attack at Ypres
  • Chapter 9: Being Mostly Illuminating Observations and AsidesChapter 10: The Debacle of Givenchy
  • Chapter 11: The Shell Shortage
  • Chapter 12: The St. Eloi Craters, 1916
  • Chapter 13: The June Ypres
  • Chapter 14: The Bloodbath in the Somme
  • Chapter 15: Regina Trench
  • Chapter 16: The End of the Somme Offensive
  • Chapter 17: Vimy Ridge
  • Chapter 18: In Defence of England
  • Chapter 19: Hill 70
  • Chapter 20: September of 1917
  • Chapter 21: Back to Ypres Again
  • Chapter 22: The Capture of Passchendaele
  • Chapter 23: Election Issues
  • Chapter 24: Trying out the TanksChapter 25: The Last Attempt on Paris: First Stage
  • Chapter 26: The Last Attempt on Paris: Second Stage
  • Chapter 27: The Last Attempt on Paris: Final Stage
  • Chapter 28: Preparations for August 8
  • Chapter 29: The Turn of the Tide
  • Chapter 30: The Capture of Monchy-le-Preux
  • Chapter 31: Smashing Hindenburg
  • Chapter 32: The Battle of Bourlon Wood and the Capture of Cambrai
  • Chapter 33: The Grand Advance and the Capture of Valenciennes
  • Chapter 34: How Peace Came
  • Chapter 35: The Occupation of Germany
  • Chapter 36: DemobilizationAcknowledgements
  • Index

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