Brave Battalion
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Canadian Military History, Book Review Supplement
Zuehlke evokes the everyday horrors of the trenches along with the chaos of battle, and contrasts the hopelessness of Ypres, the Somme, and Passchendaele with the bloody but important victories of Vimy and Arras He effectively humanizes his subjects while giving the unit in general a distinct character…Brave Battalion…would make a good text for Canadians unfamiliar with their country’s role in the First World War, or for those seeking a more personal angle on oft-covered battles and campaigns. |
Victoria Times Colonist
No other Canadian can tell military stories the way Zuehlke can. He is able to turn the complexities of war into good reading for the masses…Brave Battalion should be required reading in schools in Victoria, and in Hamilton, Vancouver and Winnipeg too—and in every other community that gave a son to the CanScots or any other unit. |
About the AuthorMark Zuehlke is an award-winning author generally considered to be Canada’s foremost popular military historian. His Canadian Battle Series is the most exhaustive recounting of the battles and campaigns fought by any nation during World War II to have been written by a single author.
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