This book presents the first complete history of the 19th Battalion and its role in the Canadian Corps? operations in the First World War. Based on extensive archival research and featuring vivid personal accounts, it analyzes the unit's organization, internal dynamics, and evolution, from mobilization in 1914 to its return to Canada in 1919.
This book presents the first complete history of the 19th Battalion and its role in the Canadian Corps? operations in the First World War. Based on extensive archival research and featuring vivid personal accounts, it analyzes the unit's organization, internal dynamics, and evolution, from mobilization in 1914 to its return to Canada in 1919.
David Campbell received his doctorate in history from the University of Calgary, specializing in military history. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and teaches history at Mount Saint Vincent University and Saint Mary's University.
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1. Preface 2. 1. Recruiting and Mobilization: 1914-15 3. 2. Training in England: May-September 1915 4. 3. Life in the Trenches: September-December 1915 5. 4. Waging Trench Warfare: September 1915-March 1916 6. 5. Trial by Fire: Saint-Eloi, April 1916 7. 6. ""Trying the Nerves"": May-July 1916 8. 7. A Daylight Coup and Departing Belgium: 29 July-August 1916 9. 8. Preparing for Battle: 28 August-15 September 1916 10. 9. Fighting at the Somme: 15 September-3 October 1916 11. 10. A ""Most Uneventful Tour"": October 1916-March 1917 12. 11. ""Leaving Nothing to Chance"": 25 March-8 April 1917 13. 12. An ""Easter Gift"" and a Bloody Setback: 9 April-3 June 1917 14. 13. ""The Worst Ever"": June-August 1907 15. 14. ""A Dirty, Dirty Country"": September-November 1917 16. 15. Days of Uncertainty: November 1917-March 1918 17. 16. ""It Was Pretty Lively"": 21 March-June 1918 18. 17. Prelude to Victory: July-7 August 1918 19. 18. The Battle of Amiens and Its Aftermath: 8-18 August 1918 20. 19. Arras: 19-31 August 1918 21. 20. Cambrai and Iwuy: 1 September-13 October 1918 22. 21. Long Road to Mons: 14 October-11 November 1918 23. 22. To the Rhine and Back: 12 November 1918-19 January 1919 24. 23. Going Home: 20 January-25 May 1919 25. Epilogue 26. Appendices 27. A. Casualties, 19th Battalion, 1915-19 28. B. Discipline in France and Flanders
1. Preface 2. 1. Recruiting and Mobilization: 1914-15 3. 2. Training in England: May-September 1915 4. 3. Life in the Trenches: September-December 1915 5. 4. Waging Trench Warfare: September 1915-March 1916 6. 5. Trial by Fire: Saint-Eloi, April 1916 7. 6. ""Trying the Nerves"": May-July 1916 8. 7. A Daylight Coup and Departing Belgium: 29 July-August 1916 9. 8. Preparing for Battle: 28 August-15 September 1916 10. 9. Fighting at the Somme: 15 September-3 October 1916 11. 10. A ""Most Uneventful Tour"": October 1916-March 1917 12. 11. ""Leaving Nothing to Chance"": 25 March-8 April 1917 13. 12. An ""Easter Gift"" and a Bloody Setback: 9 April-3 June 1917 14. 13. ""The Worst Ever"": June-August 1907 15. 14. ""A Dirty, Dirty Country"": September-November 1917 16. 15. Days of Uncertainty: November 1917-March 1918 17. 16. ""It Was Pretty Lively"": 21 March-June 1918 18. 17. Prelude to Victory: July-7 August 1918 19. 18. The Battle of Amiens and Its Aftermath: 8-18 August 1918 20. 19. Arras: 19-31 August 1918 21. 20. Cambrai and Iwuy: 1 September-13 October 1918 22. 21. Long Road to Mons: 14 October-11 November 1918 23. 22. To the Rhine and Back: 12 November 1918-19 January 1919 24. 23. Going Home: 20 January-25 May 1919 25. Epilogue 26. Appendices 27. A. Casualties, 19th Battalion, 1915-19 28. B. Discipline in France and Flanders
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