Fighting Newfoundlander
Author | : Gerald W.L. Nicholson |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 657 |
Release | : 2006-10-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780773575448 |
ISBN-13 | : 0773575448 |
Rating | : 4/5 (448 Downloads) |
Download or read book Fighting Newfoundlander written by Gerald W.L. Nicholson and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2006-10-10 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Word War I began, Newfoundland had been without any kind of military organization for almost half a century. Public-spirited citizens immediately formed themselves into a Patriotic Association and within sixty days had recruited, partially equipped, and dispatched 537 officers and men overseas.