Recommendations for Books on Canadian Experience in WWI

[exspy]

Possibly the best single-volume detailing the Canadian Army during The Great War is When Your Number's Up by Professor Desmond Morton.  It covers all aspects of the soldier and of the army as an institution from 1914 to 1918.  And it's written in a style that makes it easily understandable for the general reader.

It should be readily available in your public library or, if you can still find one, a book store.

Cheers,
Dan.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Billy Bishop: The courage of the early morning: http://www.dundurn.com/books/courage_early_morning

Quite good, and focused on something other than the ground war...

 

[Dog Walker]

Here is a site where you can download free books. Under the category “War” they have more than 900 titles, many dealing with the Great War. One example is the book 1914 by John French published in 1919.
Other books are “From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade” by Frederic C. Curry and “The Red Watch With the First Canadian Division in Flanders” by J.A. Currie both published in 1916.

http://manybooks.net/categories/WAR

 

[RangerRay]

Tim Cook's books are definitely on my list!

Slightly off topic: having read both of Margaret McMillan's books (The War that Ended Peace and Paris 1919), I would like to read something that gives a good overview of the entire war, including the other fronts (Eastern, Italian, Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Pacific, etc.).  I find I have good knowledge of the Western Front, especially as it pertains to Canada's involvement, but next to nothing on the rest of the war.  I have seen books by Peter Hart and Hew Strachan at the local Chapters that may cover this area, but I have found little information to help me decide of either of these books are worth reading.

Any recommendations?

 

[cavalryman]

Possibly the best single-volume detailing the Canadian Army during The Great War is When Your Number's Up by Professor Desmond Morton.  It covers all aspects of the soldier and of the army as an institution from 1914 to 1918.  And it's written in a style that makes it easily understandable for the general reader.

It should be readily available in your public library or, if you can still find one, a book store.

Cheers,
Dan.

Thanks for the recommendation.  Just ordered a copy from Amazon for my summer vacation reading. 

 

[Yrys]

Web sites of infortmations about WW I :



http://lib.byu.edu/


http://www.europeana1914-1918.eu/en  OR  http://www.europeana1914-1918.eu/fr


https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/


http://www.warmuseum.ca/home/  OR  http://www.museedelaguerre.ca/accueil/ 


http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng  OR  http://www.veterans.gc.ca/fra




http://archives.lot.fr/   
http://www.arkotheque.fr/article.php?laref=27&titre=archives-departementales-du-lot

(in France, but I presume that you could try to email them at archives@cg46.fr )



Article in French about them :

Voir la Grande Guerre en ligne (sites webs d<informations)

 

[AJFitzpatrick]

Tim Cook's books are definitely on my list!

Slightly off topic: having read both of Margaret McMillan's books (The War that Ended Peace and Paris 1919), I would like to read something that gives a good overview of the entire war, including the other fronts (Eastern, Italian, Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Pacific, etc.).  I find I have good knowledge of the Western Front, especially as it pertains to Canada's involvement, but next to nothing on the rest of the war.  I have seen books by Peter Hart and Hew Strachan at the local Chapters that may cover this area, but I have found little information to help me decide of either of these books are worth reading.

Any recommendations?

While I own Hew Strachan's book I haven't got around to reading it but you should be aware that is but the first volume of a "projected" 3 volume set. Volume 2 has exceeded George R. R. Martin levels of gestation.