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Hell in Flanders Fields : Canadians at the Second Battle of Ypres

30 Aug 2010

On 22 April 1915, the men of the 1st Canadian Division faced chlorine gas, a new lethal weapon against which they had no defence. In defiance of a particularly horrible death, or, at the very least, severe lung injury, these untested Canadians fought almost continuously for four days, often hand-to-hand, as they clung stubbornly against overwhelming odds to a vital part of the Allied line after the French units on their left fled in panic. By doing so, they saved 50,000 troops in the Ypres salient from almost certain destruction, and, in addition, prevented the momentum of the war from tipping in favour of the Germans.

In this new, deeply researched account, the distinguished military historian George H. Cassar skillfully blends into the history of the battle the graphic and moving words of the men on the front line. Illustrated with outstanding photographs and numerous maps, and drawing from diaries, letters, and documents from every level of planning, Hell in Flanders Fields is an authoritative, gripping drama of politics, strategy, and human courage.

history military canadian army general world war, 1914-1918 ypres, 2nd battle of, ieper, belgium, 1915 canada.

Authors

George H. Cassar

Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Control Number Identifier
CaOOCEL
Dewey Decimal Classification Number
940.4/24
Dewey Decimal Edition Number
22
General Note
Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
ISBN
9781459704855 9781554887286
LCCN
D542.Y7
LCCN Item number
C39 2010eb
Modifying agency
CaBNVSL
Original cataloging agency
CaOONL
Physical Description | Extent
1 electronic text (397 p.)
Published in
Canada
Publisher or Distributor Number
CaOOCEL
Rights
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
System Control Number
(CaBNVSL)slc00227607 (OCoLC)760412077 (CaOOCEL)439974
System Details Note
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Transcribing agency
CaOONL

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