GRESCOE , AUDREY / PAUL GRESCOE / DR. JOHN MCCRAE / MARK LEGER / ET AL

The Book of War Letters - 100 Years of Private Canadian Correspondence

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6-1/2 x 9-1/4 x 1-1/2" 1551991055 2003 Hardcover in DJ 1st ... BRAND NEW from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... 455 pages with index ... Fascinating book of private correspondence from the battle and home fronts during a century of war and peacekeeping, from South Africa in 1899 to Afghanistan in 2002 ... These are letters that truly illuminate - that explore the deepest feelings and frankest opinions and 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 courageous prisoners of war; and their loved ones who wrote from home ... This is some of the most powerful writing that Canadians have ever committed to the page ... Dr. John McCrae pens a lyrical letter home from the First World War before composing "In Flanders Fields" ... Major Barry Armstrong blows the whistle on the cover-up of the killings of Somali civilians ... The remarkable Mark Leger writes love letters to Marley from Afghanistan, where he will die tragically under " friendly " fire ... Some of the most moving correspondence comes from little-known Canadians ... A lieutenant describes the terrible drama of a mile-long line of mounted Boers galloping towards him across the South African hills ... A wounded soldier gives jhis wife a close-up view of the disaster of Dieppe ... An artillery officer relates the story of the train wreck that killed troops training to fight in Korea ... Most of these letters have never before appeared in print ... This book reveals the drama behind them - and brings the letter-writers to life - as it chronicles military history through the eyes of the men and women who made it ... Their bravery , passion, humor, and sometimes their fears, help to understand what it means to be at war, and what it means to be alive ... " The Book of War Letters : 100 Years of Private Canadian Correspondence" ... by Audrey & Paul Grescoe, published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, Canada ... in English only ... 2003 Hardcover in Dustjacket ***. New/New .

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Book number: 6557

Catalogue: Canada , Canadian , Canadiana

Keywords: Canada Canadian Military History War letters Dr John McCrae Major Barry Armstrong Mark Leger Audrey Grescoe Paul Gesco Dr John McCrae Mark Leger