This book offers a fresh, close-up look at the First World War as it was experienced by ordinary Canadian soldiers. This is the war as it was experienced by the tens of thousands of young Canadians. Reading their accounts offers a no-holds-barred picture of fighting, life in the trenches, the human cost in lives lost, and the physical and emotional aftermath for survivors.

Contents

Prologue

Introduction

Chapter 1: Saved by the Word of God

Chapter 2: The Danger Tree

Chapter 3: Comrade in White

Chapter 4: Rita Simpson's Story

Chapter 5: Billy Bishop Versus the Red Baron

Chapter 6: The Crucified Canadian: The Story of Sergeant Harry Band

Chapter 7: The Hero of the Halifax Explosion

Chapter 8: In Flanders Fields

Chapter 9: A Bear Named Winnipeg

Chapter 10: Brooksy

Appendix I: Historic Notes and Timeline

Appendix II: Battles Featured in These Stories

Acknowledgements

Select Bibliography

Photo Credits

About the Author

Index