Wartime: The First World War in a Canadian Town Patches Recounting bloody battles and endless

Recounting bloody battles and endless exhaustion

While their plan was audacious and complex

The riveting true story of America's first modern military battle

The infinite demands for men and matériel reached into countries far from the front

morality and conscience with a lightness of touch coupled with an atmospheric picture of life in a WWI era rural community

Wartime: The First World War in a Canadian Town Patches Recounting bloody battles and endlessDescription by Edward Butts Hardcover The First World War was the cause of dramatic changes in every Canadian community. What it meant to daily life becomes clear in this book about the war years in Guelph, Ontario. The first months were the easiest, as young men rushed to enlist. Once news of casualties and deaths started arriving, the atmosphere changed drastically. Mothers dreaded the arrival of the telegraph boy. Newspapers published fulsome