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Item Details
Title:
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MILITIA MYTHS
IDEAS OF THE CANADIAN CITIZEN SOLDIER, 1896-1921 |
By: |
James Wood |
Format: |
Hardback |

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£87.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0774817658 |
ISBN 13: |
9780774817653 |
Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS |
Pub. date: |
20 April, 2010 |
Series: |
Studies in Canadian Military History |
Pages: |
368 |
Description: |
Militia Myths traces the cultural history of the citizen soldier from 1896 to 1921, an ideal that lay at the foundation of how Canadians experienced and remember the First World War. |
Synopsis: |
Based on extensive research into the writings of Canadian citizen soldiers in peacetime and in war, Militia Myths will be of interest to anyone who has ever looked at a cenotaph and wondered why so many young men answered the call to arms in 1914-18. |
Illustrations: |
29 b&w photos, 6 tables |
Publication: |
Canada |
Imprint: |
University of British Columbia Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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