Georges Vanier: Soldier
The Wartime Letters and Diaries, 1915-1919
Will be published approx. on 16. November 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-55002-343-5 (ISBN)
Description
Chronicles the wartime experiences of Georges Vanier, who was Governor General of Canada from 1959 to 1967 and who served four years in the First World War.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
60 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
685 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55002-343-5 (9781550023435)
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E-Book
10/2000
Dundurn Press
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Persons
Georges Vanier, who served as Governor General of Canada from 1959 to 1967, was 26 when he was one of the first men to join the newly established Royal 22nd Regiment - known as the "Van Doos." He was in his second year in the Montreal firm of Dessaules and Garneau, and very much the son of a Montreal upper-class family. His service in the First World War shaped his character, and he often described the four years spent on the battlefields of Europe as the most rewarding of his life. Vanier, described byMaclean's as "Canada's moral compass," remains one of the most respected and deeply loved figures in Canadian public life.