At the Sharp End Volume One: Canadians Fighting the Great War 1914-1916 - Hardcover

Cook, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670067342 ISBN 13: 9780670067343

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2007

Synopsis

At the Sharp End covers the harrowing early battles of World War One, when tens of thousands, then hundreds of thousands, died, before the generals and soldiers found ways to break the terrible stalemate of the front. It provides both an intimate look at the Canadian men in the trenches and an authoritative account of the slow evolution in tactics, weapons, and advancement. Featuring never-before-published photographs, letters, diaries, and maps, this recounting of the Great War through the soldiers’ eyewitness accounts is moving and thoroughly engrossing. At The Sharp End is the first comprehensive history of Canadians in World War One in 40 years. It heralds a growing interest in World War One history with a CBC documentary currently under development. Acclaimed Canadian actor Paul Gross is starring in a $20-million feature film to be released in summer 2007.

About this title

About the Author:

TIM COOK is the Great War historian at the Canadian War Museum, as well as an adjunct professor at Carleton University. His books have won numerous awards, including the 2008 J.W. Dafoe Prize for At the Sharp End and the 2009 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction for Shock Troops. In 2013, he received the Pierre Berton Award for popularizing Canadian history. He lives in Ottawa with his family.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0670067342
• ISBN 13: 9780670067343
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 608