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S'està carregant… Vimy (1986 original; edició 2010)de Pierre Berton
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. This book filled me with admiration for Canada's soldiers. It also, at times, made me very sad as so many of these soldiers were really children....many, many of them still in their teens. Pierre Berton is a very good writer who was really able to recreate the atmosphere of life in the trenches of World War I. I was also very interested in the Canadian military leadership who pioneered modern management techniques in the way they training soldiers and ensured they understood the bigger picture. I only wish there were more actual quotes or background on the soldiers themselves. At times, reading this book was like watching an action movie with lots of fireworks, shooting, etc. I don't much like action movies. But I'm very glad I read this on the 100th anniversary of this historic battle. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
On Easter Monday 1917 with a blizzard blowing in their faces, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in France seized and held the best-defended German bastion on the Western Front - the muddy scarp of Vimy Ridge. The British had failed to take the Ridge, and so had the French who had lost 150,000 men in the attempt. Yet these magnificent colonial troops did so in a morning at the cost of only 10,000 casualties.The author recounts this remarkable feat of arms with both pace and style. He has gathered many personal accounts from soldiers who fought at Vimy. He describes the commanders and the men, the organization and the training, and above all notes the thorough preparation for the attack from which the British General Staff could have learnt much. The action is placed within the context both of the Battle of Arras, of which this attack was part, and as a milestone in the development of Canada as a nation. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Berton tells the story of the battle by following a few men, some of whom appeared in previous books he wrote about the settling of western Canada. He combines monumental tragedy with moments of humour and even shocking banality—what comes to mind for me is the troops marching on the day of battle, spotting a couple of rabbits and taking some pot shots at the rabbits rather than fighting the enemy. (Fortunately for the rabbits and this reader, the rabbits got away.)
The book includes maps, which I like but at the same time don’t really consult. No pictures, but a sizeable bibliography and a note from the author on sources. It’s written well, as one might expect from a Pierre Berton book, but I did find it took some effort to get through. I think those with a slightly stronger interest in military history might really like it. ( )