A NATION REMEMBERS THE VICTORY. THIS BOOK REMEMBERS THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT.
9 April 1917. Easter Monday. Vimy Ridge, France.
Thousands of Canadian soldiers advanced through snow, mud and devastating enemy fire in a battle that would become one of Canada's defining military achievements.
But behind the victory were ordinary men. Sons, brothers, husbands and fathers who had left their families and familiar lives behind, uncertain whether they would ever return.
History remembers the battle. But what of the people who fought it?
Voices From Vimy Ridge seeks to tell their human story, looking beyond military strategy, battlefield maps and casualty figures to explore the courage, fear, comradeship, sacrifice and loss experienced by those caught in the fighting.
Through 50 original poems, each accompanied by carefully researched historical context, Paul Fowler takes readers from the final letters home and the anxious hours before battle to the desperate fighting on the ridge and the lasting grief of families left behind.
Blending evocative poetry with historical insight, this moving collection explores not simply how Vimy Ridge was captured, but the human cost of achieving victory.
They were more than soldiers. More than casualties. More than names carved on memorials.
They were ordinary people whose lives, courage and sacrifice deserve to be remembered.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A NATION REMEMBERS THE VICTORY. THIS BOOK REMEMBERS THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT.9 April 1917. Easter Monday. Vimy Ridge, France.Thousands of Canadian soldiers advanced through snow, mud and devastating enemy fire in a battle that would become one of Canada's defining military achievements.But behind the victory were ordinary men. Sons, brothers, husbands and fathers who had left their families and familiar lives behind, uncertain whether they would ever return.History remembers the battle. But what of the people who fought it Voices From Vimy Ridge seeks to tell their human story, looking beyond military strategy, battlefield maps and casualty figures to explore the courage, fear, comradeship, sacrifice and loss experienced by those caught in the fighting.Through 50 original poems, each accompanied by carefully researched historical context, Paul Fowler takes readers from the final letters home and the anxious hours before battle to the desperate fighting on the ridge and the lasting grief of families left behind.Blending evocative poetry with historical insight, this moving collection explores not simply how Vimy Ridge was captured, but the human cost of achieving victory.They were more than soldiers. More than casualties. More than names carved on memorials.They were ordinary people whose lives, courage and sacrifice deserve to be remembered. Seller Inventory # 9798173056122