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The book of war letters : 100 years of private Canadian correspondence / compiled and edited by Audrey and Paul Grescoe.

Title
The book of war letters : 100 years of private Canadian correspondence / compiled and edited by Audrey and Paul Grescoe.
Publication
Toronto, Ont. : McClelland & Stewart, c2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Grescoe, Audrey.
  • Grescoe, Paul, 1939-
Description
455 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
The book includes private correspondence from the battle and home fronts during a century of war and peacekeeping, from South Africa in 1899 to Afghanistan in 2002. These are letters that truly illuminate- that explore the deepest feelings and frankest opinions and describe the bitter reality of battle and the often appalling conditions of combat zones.
Subject
  • Canadian letters
  • Sailors > Canada > Correspondence
  • Soldiers > Canada > Correspondence
  • Sailors > Canada > Family relationships > Sources
  • Soldiers > Canada > Family relationships > Sources
  • Canada > History, Military > Sources
  • Canada > Biography > Sources
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-452) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction: "It's letters that do the most good" -- South Africa, 1899-1902: "The sand came down like hail stones" -- The Great War, 1914-1918: "As terrible as hell can possibly be" -- The second world war, 1939-1945: "I have no nerves left, Laura" -- Korea, 1950-1953: "Mother, sometimes you can't help crying" -- Peacekeeping, 1954- : "Hatred is deep, and everyone has a gun" -- Afghanistan, 2002: "We are safe and will be".
ISBN
1551991055 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2003501458
OCLC
53467309
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library