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    How Canada Won the Great War
    How Canada Won the Great War
    How Canada Won the Great War
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    How Canada Won the Great War

    By Robert Child

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    For nearly 100 years Canada's role in ending WWI sooner than anyone thought possible has gone largely unrecognized. The Canadian Corp led by citizen soldier, Arthur Currie, became the premiere fighting force on the Western Front. The fact that Canada was not yet a formalized nation but a Dominion at the close of the war may be the reason for the absence of recognition yet the record of the Canadian WWI military accomplishments is irrefutable.

    Canadian soldiers unlike British "city boys" hailed from hard scrabble farms and logging camps. Their natural survival and hunting instincts were exactly what the Great War required.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobert Child
    Release dateMay 19, 2012
    ISBN9781476398891
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    Robert Child

    "If you want to see a great movie read a book by Robert Child." N. Marcus, Literary Review. Stay up with new releases. Join Rob's newsletter at www.robchild.net Award winning author, Robert Child, is a master of action, pacing and cinematic storytelling in his visually gritty thrillers. Military history is one of his passions and runs through his veins. His Great-grandfather, Thomas W. Child, was cited for courage by his commander, Joseph Hayes, at the Battle of Fredericksburg fighting for the Union in 1862. Sergeant Child charged the stonewall not once but twice with the 18th Massachusetts and survived to fight on Little Round Top at Gettysburg. Not to be outdone Rob's 4th Great-grandfather, Jonas Child, fought for American Independence at the first bloody engagement of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Jonas went on to fight beside Gen. George Washington at the Battle of Dorchester Heights and served till the end of the war in 1781. Rob possesses that rare ability to transport readers almost instantly into gripping, intelligent page-turning narratives that feature well developed characters and cinematic action that jumps off the page like a major motion picture. He has won more than 25 awards for writing and aside from his regularly published independent works he is currently authoring a new WWII novel with coauthor, Denise George, which will be published by Random House / Penguin in the fall of 2016. Join his newsletter and keep up to date with all his new releases at www.robchild.net

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      How Canada Won the Great War - Robert Child

      How Canada Won the Great War

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      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical including photocopying, recording, taping, or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

      Works published and produced by Robert Child can be obtained either through the author’s official website: www.robchild.net

      or through any online retailer.

      Works by Robert Child:

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      Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of WWII

      Lincoln and Lee at Antietam: The Cost of Freedom

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      *More information about all the above titles is located at the end of this book.

      Preface

      _______________________

      Yes, I agree the title of this book is provocative but it is my opinion based on working in Toronto for fifteen months on this project. The record is clear to anyone who bothers to look. But that opinion does in no way lessen my respect and regard for what the French, British, Australian and American armies accomplished in some of the most terrible fighting soldiers ever faced.

      I spent a great deal of time in Europe at Vimy Ridge, at Arras, at Amiens and many other far off places including Jigsaw Wood, Burlon Wood and Castle Boves. I stood in now peaceful fields that were once battlefields of the Hindenburg Line which Canadians shed blood to cross. And I said a silent prayer over the hallowed ground where many remain.

      The evocative aspect of the location of WWI Commonwealth War Grave Commission cemeteries is the fact that they are the spots on which the soldiers drew their last breaths and almost all are situated on ground that leads up hill. The fact that Canada was not yet a formalized nation but a Dominion at the close of the war may be the reason that the country has not been given the

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