Second to None - Dundurn

Second to None

The Fighting 58th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force

Published August 2002

Description

One of only fifty infantry battalions to see action with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, the 58th nevertheless had no official history. Second to None tells the story of this important, yet forgotten, battalion. The soldiers who formed the 58th exemplified the ideal citizen soldiers and later evolved into the tough, battle-savvy veterans who destroyed the cream of the German Imperial Army and won battle honours. The author uses the men’s letters and diaries and family oral histories to amplify the terse account of the 58th’s war diary, bringing to life once more the men who paid the price for freedom.

Contributors

Kevin R. Shackleton

Kevin R. Shackleton lives with his family in Newmarket, Ontario, where he works as a senior associate advisor with RBC Investments. His life-long interest in the history of warfare included a course with Dr. Jack Hyatt while obtaining his MA at the University of Western Ontario.

Book Details

ePub
August 2002
-
362 pp
9781459712881
Paperback
August 2002
6x9 in
362 pp
9781550024050
ePub
August 2002
-
362 pp
9781554880096