Author: Christopher Levan
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460281152
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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France, April 1917. In a brutal spring campaign, the Canadian Corps ascended and captured Vimy Ridge from the German Army. That victory turned Colonials into Canadians and might be considered the high watermark of nationhood. For many of the soldiers who fought to gain the heights at Vimy, life went downhill from that point forward. Bloodied and bruised from that April combat, in the fall of 1917 they slid down into the wholesale slaughter that became known as Passchendaele. Incredibly, the worst was yet to come. On December 6th of that year the largest human-made explosion over a living city took place in Halifax-the result of a munitions transport ship collision. Downhill from Vimy relives these historic events through the life of a wounded veteran, Gordon Davis-a survivor of all three 1917 disasters-and transports us into his nightmares as he struggles to retain sanity, recapture love, and regain his former place in Canadian society. Watch as Gordon loses his personal battle but, stubbornly, does not die. Instead he is filed away in a Veteran's hospital and forgotten. Gordon remains hidden for seventy-five years, locked in his own personal insanity until a jaded pastor slowly unravels his descent...Downhill from Vimy. Readers will be transfixed by this richly researched and wonderfully imagined story of love and loss....
Author: K. Weatherbe
Publisher: Hunter-Rose
ISBN:
Category : Canada. Army Engineers. 6Th Field Company and Battalion
Languages : en
Pages : 582
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Author: Clifford Almon Wells
Publisher: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Author: Rose E Coombes
Publisher: After the Battle
ISBN: 1399076175
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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From the Belgian coast, across the fields of Flanders, over the valley of the Somme and down the line to the Argonne: all the major battlefields of the First World War — Ypres, Arras, Cambrai, Amiens, St?Quentin, Mons, Le Cateau, Reims, Verdun and St?Mihiel — are criss-crossed in this book over more than thirty different routes, each clearly shown on a Michelin map. Every significant feature is described in detail. Since her death in 1991,?After the Battle’s Editor, Karel Margry, has traveled every route, checking and revising the text where necessary, as?well as re-photographing every memorial. Many new ones are included, yet we have striven to keep true to the flavor of Rose’s original concept . . . before?endeavors fade. Indispensable for anyone contemplating a tour of the battlefields in Belgium and France, this book combines the years of knowledge, travel and research of its author, Rose?Coombs, who worked at the Imperial War Museum in London for nearly forty years.
Author: Hugh Hood
Publisher:
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Author: D. E. Macintyre
Publisher:
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Category : Monument commémoratif du Canada à Vimy (Pas-de-Calais, France)
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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An eye-Witness accounts of the battle at Vimy, April 1917.
Author: Erik Molvar
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762786124
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 243
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Discover the wonder of these two spectacular parks as Hiking Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks leads you along 850 miles of trail - from short nature hikes to backcountry treks. Veteran hiker Erik Molvar provides all the information you need to get the most out of hiking this International Peace Park with its glistening glaciers, scenic lookouts, peaceful lakes, and remote wilderness. Look inside to find: Hikes suited to every ability Mile-by-mile directional cues Elevation profiles GPS coordinates for all trailheads and backcountry campsites An index of hikes by category— from easy day hikes to hikes to waterfalls Invaluable trip-planning information, including local lodging and campgrounds Full-color photos throughout Full-color GPS-compatible maps of each trail
Author: Albert Shaw
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 950
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Author: Graham Wallace
Publisher: London : Putnam
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Biografisk beretning om de to engelske flypionerer, der navnlig blev berømte for den første flyvning over Atlanterhavet fra Newfoundland til Irland i 1919
