This month, the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War is being recognized around the world. The Great War saw nearly 61,000 Canadian casualties in infamous battles at Vimy Ridge, Somme, Passchendaele, and elsewhere in Europe, while Canadian women toiled in munitions factories, producing a quarter of all artillery shells for British and Dominion forces by 1917.
One hundred years later, the stories of those who lived and fought through the war are being told anew in several Canadian books. Click through the cover images below for a selection of non-fiction and kids’ books due out in the fall season.
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- <b>Gwynne Dyer</b>’s <i>Canada in the Great War Game</i> explores the causes and consequences of this nation’s participation in 100 years worth of major conflicts, beginning with Canada’s “baptism by fire” in the First World War. The book appears from Random House Canada this month.
- Canada in the Great Power Game: 1914 – 2014
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- Acknowledging that the stories of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment – annihilated in the Battle of the Somme – are well-documented, celebrated novelist <b>Michael Winter</b> explores the social and political costs of the battle, revisiting the places the soldiers trained, fought, and, for some of them, returned to. <i>Into the Blizzard</i> appears from Doubleday Canada in November.
- Into the Blizzard: Walking the Fields of the Newfoundland Dead
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- In <i>Landscapes of War and Memory</i>, distinguished scholar <b>Sherrill Grace</b> looks at the literature, theatre, and art relating to the memoirs of the World Wars. The book is due out from University of Alberta Press in October.
- Landscapes of War and Memory: The Two World Wars in Canadian Literature and the Arts
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- From East Coast press Nimbus Publishing, <i>Letters Home</i> gathers personal correspondences written by 20 Maritimers shipped overseas, edited by <b>Ross Hebb</b>. The book, which includes photographs of the letters and the family members who received them, will be published in September.
- Letters Home: Maritimers and the Great War
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- Younger generations may wonder why we pause each November 11th to remember the long ago battles. <b>Eleanor Creasey</b>’s <i>On Remembrance Day</i> aims to explain. Dundurn Press released the book this month. (Ages 9 – 12)
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- Based on a true story, <i>Bunny the Brave War Horse</i> tells the story of an unlikely hero. Kids Can Press will release the book, written by <b>Elizabeth MacLeod</b> and illustrated by <b>Marie Lafance</b>, this month. (Ages 6 – 8)
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