Old Enough to Fight: Canada'S Boy Soldiers in the First World War by Dan Black (

Description: Old Enough to Fight by Dan Black, John Boileau, Roméo Dallaire Between 15,000 and 20,000 underage youths, some as young as ten, signed up to fight in Canadas armed forces in the First World War. They served in the trenches alongside their elders, and fought in all the major battles: Ypres, the Somme, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge, and the rest. Many were injured or suffered psychological wounds. Many died. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Between 15,000 and 20,000 underage youths, some as young as ten, signed up to fight in Canadas armed forces in the First World War. They served in the trenches alongside their elders, and fought in all the major battles: Ypres, the Somme, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge, and the rest. Many were injured or suffered psychological wounds. Many died. This is the first book to tell their story.Some boys joined up to escape unhappy homes and workplaces. Others went with their parents blessing, carrying letters from fathers and mothers asking the recruiters to take their eager sons. The romantic notion of a short, victorious campaign was wiped out the second these boys arrived on the Western Front. The authors, who narrate the fighting with both military professionalism and humanity, portray many boys who, in the heat of battle, made a seamless transition from follower to leader to hero.Authors Dan Black and John Boileau combed the archives and collections to bring these stories to life. Passages from letters the boy soldiers wrote home reveal the range of emotions and experiences they underwent, from the humorous to the unspeakably horrible. Their parents letters touch us with their concern, love, uncertainty, and often, grief. Meticulously researched and abundantly illustrated with photographs, paintings, and a collection of specially commissioned maps, Old Enough to Fight is military and social history at its most fascinating. Author Biography John Boileau is a retired Canadian army colonel and author of eleven books and nearly 500 articles. He is currently Honorary Colonel of The Halifax Rifles (RCAF). John is an active director of several volunteer organizations, often speaks to various groups on historical subjects and is a frequent commentator on military matters on radio and television. John lives in Nova Scotia. Dan Black has written and edited hundreds of articles on Canadas military, past and present. He is the former editor of Legion Magazine. Dan lives outside of Ottawa. Table of Contents List of Maps Canadian Corps Infantry Divisions, Brigades, & Battalions The Boy Soldiers Preface Foreword by Senator Romeo Dallaire Introduction THE BOY SOLDIER TRADITION Chapter 1 "Take a walk around the block." RECRUITING BOY SOLDIERS, 1914-1918 Chapter 2 ". . . about a third of the boys had been to France and they were glad to be back." OVERSEAS, BUT UNDERAGE, 1914-1918 Chapter 3 "Goodbye Mother, Forgive Me." SECOND YPRES, APRIL 1915 Chapter 4 "The hard work agreed with him. And since he has been in France he has grown three inches." NEUVE CHAPELLE, FESTUBERT, GIVENCHY, AND PLOEGSTEERT, MAY-DECEMBER 1915 Chapter 5 "I ducked and tried to get my head in a hole that a peanut would not fit in." ST. ELOI AND MOUNT SORREL, DECEMBER 1915-JUNE 1916 Chapter 6 "Dead men can advance no further." THE NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT AT GALLIPOLI AND THE SOMME, AUGUST 1914-OCTOBER 1916 Chapter 7 "You wont be able to get me back because buglers are needed for the gas attacks!" CANADIANS ON THE SOMME, AUGUST-NOVEMBER 1916 Chapter 8 "I am only a mere boy, but I thought I was a man..." WINTER IN THE TRENCHES, NOVEMBER 1916-MARCH 1917 Chapter 9 "I was just a young boy. But we knew what we had to do so we just went ahead and did it." PREPARING FOR VIMY, JANUARY-MARCH 1917 Chapter 10 "It will be one of the biggest things in Canadian history." VIMY RIDGE, APRIL 1917 Chapter 11 "He seems to want to go . . . his mother and I will be willing to let him." THE NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT, OCTOBER 1916-OCTOBER 1917 Chapter 12 "Well, they might have at least given you a new uniform." ARLEUX AND HILL 70, APRIL-AUGUST 1917 Chapter 13 "I saw a man stuck in the mud up to his waist and there was nothing we could do for him." PASSCHENDAELE, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1917 Chapter 14 "We are anxious to know whether he is living or not." CAMBRAI, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1917 AND GERMAN OFFENSIVES, MARCH-APRIL 1918 Chapter 15 "It was a hush-hush performance." AMIENS AND DROCOURT-QU Review "Dan Black, respected editor of Legion Magazine, and John Boileau, a retired army colonel and author of 10 books, tell the compelling story of Canadas war effort through these underage witnesses.... Perhaps the greatest strength of Old Enough To Fight is that these stories may resonate deeply with todays youth and help them to connect with the war of one hundred years ago."-- (04/01/2014)"Old Enough to Fight gives us a vivid picture of the intolerable conditions the combatants endured. The marvel is not that so many were killed or seriously wounded in mind or body, but that some many survived relatively unscathed. Old Enough to Fight is a horrifying thought-provoking book, suitable for reading as we commemorate all who have died in war."-- (11/09/2013)"Old Enough to Fight grips the imagination by its vivid portrayal of the youngsters through whose eyes one sees unimaginable conditions on the Western Front."--Halifax Chronicle-Herald (12/07/2013)"Dan Black, respected editor of Legion Magazine, and John Boileau, a retired army colonel and the author of ten books, tell the compelling story of Canadas war effort through these underage witnesses.... Perhaps the greatest strength of Old Enough to Fight is that these stories may resonate deeply with todays youth and help them connect with the war of one hundred years ago."-- (04/01/2014) Review Quote " Old Enough to Fight gives us a vivid picture of the intolerable conditions the combatants endured. The marvel is not that so many were killed or seriously wounded in mind or body, but that some many survived relatively unscathed. Old Enough to Fight is a horrifying thought-provoking book, suitable for reading as we commemorate all who have died in war." Details ISBN1459409558 Author Roméo Dallaire Short Title OLD ENOUGH TO FIGHT Language English ISBN-10 1459409558 ISBN-13 9781459409552 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-08-13 UK Release Date 2015-08-13 Imprint James Lorimer & Company Ltd Place of Publication Toronto Country of Publication Canada Illustrations 150 b/w illustrations; 16 colour maps Pages 440 Publisher James Lorimer & Company Ltd Subtitle CanadaS Boy Soldiers in the First World War DEWEY 940.48171 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137449056;

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