The book of war letters : 100 years of private Canadian correspondence / compiled and edited by Audrey and Paul Grescoe.
The Book of War Letters contains some of the most powerful writing that Canadians have eve committed to the page. It includes private correspondence from the battle and home fronts during a century of war and peacekeeping, from South Africia in 1899 to Afghanistan in 2002. These letter truly illuminate: they explore the deepest feelings and frankest opinions; they describe the bitter reality of battle and the often appalling conditions of combat zones. They are the authentic voices of soldiers, sailors, and air crew; privates and generals; military doctors and nurses; heroic warriors and courageious prisoners of war; and their loved ones who wrote home.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781551991054 :
- ISBN: 1551991055 :
- Physical Description: 455 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, c2003.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Subject: | Soldiers > Canada > Correspondence. Canadian letters. Canada > History, Military > Sources. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Russell and District Regional Library.
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Russell Library | 355 GRE (Text) | 36730000137877 | Non Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |