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Kevin R. Shackleton
Second to None
The Fighting 58th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force

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One of only fifty infantry battalions to see action with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, the 58th nevertheless had no official history. Second to None tells the story of this important, yet forgotten, battalion. The soldiers who formed the 58th exemplified the ideal citizen soldiers and later evolved into the tough, battle-savvy veterans who destroyed the cream of the German Imperial Army and won battle honours. The author uses the men’s letters and diaries and family oral histories to amplify the terse account of the 58th’s war diary, bringing to life once more the men who paid the price for freedom.

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Kevin R. Shackleton lives with his family in Newmarket, Ontario, where he works as a senior associate advisor with RBC Investments. His life-long interest in the history of warfare included a course with Dr. Jack Hyatt while obtaining his MA at the University of Western Ontario.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 362 ● ISBN 9781459712881 ● File size 6.4 MB ● Publisher Dundurn ● City Toronto ● Country CA ● Published 2002 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 6530262 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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