True Canadian war stories

By Jane Dewar

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0886191408
• ISBN13: 9780886191405
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Legion Magazine
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.9" x 1.0" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

Canadian Stories of War

Originally published by Legion Magazine, True Canadian War Stories has since been re-issued by Prospero Books. It is a collection of stories that first appeared in Legion Magazine; the bulk of the stories deal with World War II, although there are several interesting stories from World War I as well. As always, Korea is largely neglected. The stories range from the sad and tragic to the humorous and nostalgic. An excellent book for those who want to understand better the role that Canadians played in this centuries conflicts, but who have no interest in all that strategy and tactics stuff.

Excellent book that lives up to its title

This book is exactly what its title is. You wouldn't expect much out of a book like this, just a few stories, right? No, this book goes behind the lines of what you can learn from a normal history book. Written by Canadian men and women who helped the war effort there are a total of 61 short stories in this book. Although, most of the stories are from World War II there are also stories from World War I and Korea. This book goes from Vimy Ridge to the beaches of Dieppe, German POW camps and everywhere in between. There are a lot of stories about life during the war in England and also on Canadian bases before shipping overseas. I recommend this book for anyone interested in personal accounts during the war rather than the usual textbook style stuff you've heard a hundred times before.