At the Sharp End Volume One
Canadians Fighting the Great War 1914-1916
- Publisher
- Penguin Group Canada
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2009
- Category
- Canada, General, World War I
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780670067343
- Publish Date
- Oct 2007
- List Price
- $40
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780143055921
- Publish Date
- Sep 2009
- List Price
- $30.00
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Description
The first comprehensive history of Canadians in WWI in forty years, and already hailed as the definitive work on Canadians in the Great War, At the Sharp End covers the harrowing early battles of 1914-16.
Tens of thousands, and then hundreds of thousands, died before the generals and soldiers found a way to break the terrible stalemate of the front. Based on eyewitness accounts detailed in the letters of ordinary soldiers, Cook describes the horrible struggle—first to survive in battle—and then to drive the Germans back. At the Sharp End provides both an intimate look at the Canadian men in the trenches and an authoritative account of the slow evolution in tactics, weapons, and advancement. Featuring never-before-published photographs, letters, diaries, and maps, this recounting of the Great War through the soldiers' eyes is moving, engaging, and thoroughly engrossing.
About the author
TIM COOK is the Great War historian at the Canadian War Museum, as well as an adjunct professor at Carleton University. He is the author of five other books, including Shock Troops, which won the prestigious Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction in 2009. He was also awarded the Ottawa Book Award and the J.W. Dafoe Prize for At the Sharp End. Cook lives in Ottawa with his family.
Editorial Reviews
"Provides an intimate look at the Canadian men who fought in World War One.... An engrossing, moving experience." —The London Free Press
Praise for Vimy:
“There is no one better equipped to retell the Vimy story than Cook.” —The Chronicle Herald
“Through this book, Cook … cements himself as the nation’s premier military historian.” —The Vancouver Sun
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