UID:
kobvindex_ZMS08180026
Umfang:
201 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:
9781773102788
Serie:
The New Brunswick military heritage series volume 29
Inhalt:
Little has been written about the Acadians who served in Canada's armed forces during the Second World War. In fact, the prevailing notion suggested that Acadians refused to support the war effort. Bombs and Barbed Wire provides an alternative point of view, revealing the commitment and bravery displayed by the approximately 24,000 Acadians who voluntarily joined the war effort. Battling both language barriers and a culture of exclusion, they overcame frustrations and prejudice to fight for the freedom of the country they loved. Based on extensive, in-depth interviews Cormier conducted in 1990 with eleven surviving Acadian veterans, Bombs & Barbed Wire brings to life the experience of Acadian soldiers for English-language readers for the first time. (AUT)
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Erlebnisbericht
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