THE SUICIDE BATTALION
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| Meet the men of the 46th Canadian Infantry (South Saskatchewan) -- the raw recruits who would earn a reputation as the finest fighting soldiers of the First World War. Over 91 percent would be killed or wounded, but they would never retreat, and they would never fail their country. | ||||||||||
What the critics say: "A superb story of a very gutsy bunch of men" "The sheer futility ... comes through more clearly in this book than in any other" "Captures the flavour of the period as much as any written word can." "Definitely not for the faint-hearted" PRICE: $22.00 plus shipping. Order |
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GAS! THE BATTLE FOR YPRES, 1915
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| "Ypres 1915", the battle that could have won the First World War -- for the GERMANS! The true story is told by the front-line soldiers of several nations who faced and defeated the Germans' terrifying new secret wearpon -- CHLORINE GAS! | ||||||||||
What the critics say:
PRICE: $25.00 plus shipping. Order"Stirring and compulsory reading for every Canadian!" "McWilliams and Steel have done as good a job of describing the action as they have of researching it." |
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AMIENS: DAWN OF VICTORY | ||||||||||
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(Published in Britain in 2004 by Tempus under the title "AMIENS: 1918" ) |
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The only book-length study of the Battle of Amiens (August, 1918) -- the battle that decided the First World War -- as described by the men who fought there. |
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ALL THREE BOOKS FOR $60.00 PLUS SHIPPING! |
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You may order from: James McWilliams 5896 179A Street Surrey, B.C. Canada, V3S 4K3 or e-mail: |
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| "The Last Patrol for Private Price", Readers Digest, December, 1979. | ||||||||||
| "Gabriel Dumont", Readers Digest, 1980. | ||||||||||
| "The Last Canadian Summer", Legion, 1982. | ||||||||||
| "A Walking Tour of Downtown Moose Jaw", Moose Jaw Art Museum. n/d |