A Deadly Drive - The Miramichi Experience During the Great War Tapa blanda -

Victoria, British Columbia,: FriesenPress, 2014. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. gray cloth, gilt spine, xiv, 318 pages : illustrations, Includes bibliographical references.A Deadly Drive explores the wartime experiences of the communities in the Miramichi region (Neguac-Richibucto-Boiestown) during the Great War. The experiences of sailors, soldiers and nurses serving overseas, as well as the men and women who remained in Canada, are explained in a chronological format. Individuals' participation in major battles in France, Belgium and Turkey are examined, as well as the impact on the home front due to rationing, prohibition, conscription, morale, economy, and politics. The devastating effects of the Spanish Influenza pandemic, that may have taken more lives that were lost on the battlefields, is not forgotten. A Deadly Drive tells the story of many individuals swept up in the work of war. All the known Miramichi "war dead" of the Great… Leer más