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

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

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Additional authors
  1. Grescoe, Audrey.
  2. Grescoe, Paul, 1939-
Description
  1. 455 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. 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
  1. Canadian letters
  2. Sailors > Canada > Correspondence
  3. Soldiers > Canada > Correspondence
  4. Sailors > Canada > Family relationships > Sources
  5. Soldiers > Canada > Family relationships > Sources
  6. Canada > History, Military > Sources
  7. Canada > Biography > Sources
Contents
  1. 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".
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-452) and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain