Battery Action! The Story of the 43rd (Howitzer) Battery, Canadian Field Artillery 1916 - 1919

Kay, Hugh R. & Magee, George & MacLennan, Finlay

ISBN 10: 1896979319 / ISBN 13: 9781896979311

Published by CEF Books, Ottawa Canada, 2002

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158 pages. ; 6 X9 ".

Seller Inventory # 73394

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Battery Action! The Story of the 43rd (Howitzer) Battery, Canadian Field Artillery 1916 - 1919
• Publisher: CEF Books, Ottawa Canada
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1896979319
• ISBN 13: 9781896979311
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
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Synopsis

Unique chronicle of an artillery (howitzer) battery's service in World War One, covering the period 1915-1919. The book was started during the war, but was stopped when the first two authors were killed in action. The 43rd served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in all their major battles; Somme, Vimy, Passchendaele, The Hundred Days. Rare view of war from an artilleryman's point of view.