Task of Gratitude: Canadian Battlefields of The Great War

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xii, 81 pp. Oblong, 8 1/2 x 11. From the back cover: 'Canadian Troops fought on the Western Front between January 1915 and November 1918 earning a very high military reputation. Bu t the human cost was high; some 60,000, 1 in 10 of those who served, lost their lives. Their enduring presence is witnessed by the maple leaf emblem on the countless headstones in the Commonwealth cemeteries of France and Belgium or as names carved on memorials to the missing. This photographic evocation honours their achievement.' Bibliography follows text. Show more