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At the Sharp End: Canadians Fighting The Great War 1914-1918

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At the Sharp End: Canadians Fighting The Great War 1914-1918At the Sharp End: Canadians Fighting The Great War 1914-1918 by Tim Cook
ISBN: 0143055925
Published by Penguin Canada on September 29th 2009
Pages: 608

Len's Summary: Winner of the 2007 J. W. Dafoe Prize for Canadian non-fiction. First of a two-volume study by a premier military historian.

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Shock Troops: Canadians Fighting The Great War, 1917-1918

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Shock Troops: Canadians Fighting The Great War, 1917-1918Shock Troops: Canadians Fighting The Great War, 1917-1918 by Tim Cook
ISBN: 9780143055938
on September 29th 2009
Pages: 736

Len's Summary: Continues the story of the Canadian Corps on the Western Front begun in The Sharp End (Viking Canada 2007) through the battles of Vimy Ridge, Hill 70 and Passchendaele. The author is historian at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

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The Madman and the Butcher: The Sensational Wars Of Sam Hughes And General Arthur Currie

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The Madman and the Butcher: The Sensational Wars Of Sam Hughes And General Arthur CurrieThe Madman and the Butcher: The Sensational Wars Of Sam Hughes And General Arthur Currie by Tim Cook
ISBN: 9780143173571
Published by Penguin Books on October 4th 2011
Pages: 472

Len's Summary: An analysis of the running battle between Canada’ War Minister and the Commander of the CEF on the Western Front by a premier Canadian historian. The author spoke at WFA national seminars in 2001 and 2010. Nominated for a major Canadian book award.

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Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King and Canada’s World Wars

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Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King and Canada’s World WarsWarlords: Borden, Mackenzie King and Canada’s World Wars by Tim Cook
ISBN: 9780143177784
Published by Penguin Group (Canada) on October 22nd 2013
Pages: 488

Len's Summary: War leadership roles of two major Canadian political figures and the emergence of Canada as a self-governing Dominion managing its own foreign policy. Also published in 2001 and 2012 by Allen Lane.

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