Shoestring Soldiers: The 1st Canadian Division at War, 1914-1915

by Andrew Iarocci

Book Overview

The Great War was a pivotal experience for twentieth-century Canada. Shoestring Soldiers is the first scholarly study since 1938 to focus exclusively on Canada's initial overseas experience from late 1914 to the end of 1915.

In this exciting new work, Andrew Iarocci challenges the dominant view that the 1st Canadian Division was poorly prepared for war in 1914, and less than effective during battles in 1915. He examines the first generations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487523122
• ISBN13: 9781487523121
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"