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Article: Shock Army of the British Empire: The Canadian Corps in the Last 100 Days of the Great War.(Book Review)
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- Esprit de Corps
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- September 1, 2005
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Shock Army of the British Empire: The Canadian corps in the Last 100 Days of the Great War by Shane Schreiber and published by Vanwell Publishing. Paperback $29.95. ISBN: 1-55125-096-9
Shane Schreiber, a serving Canadian army officer, has produced a well-researched and well-argued book, Shock Army Of The British Army, in which he concentrates on the often neglected but crucial role played by the Canadian Corps during the final push to victory--the last 100 days of the Great War. For most Canadians as well as far too many serving in Canada's military, the Great War conjures up only images of the Somme, Vimy Ridge, and Passchendaele. Schreiber argues convincingly of ...