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Hell in Flanders Fields: Canadians at the Second Battle of Ypres

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On 22 April 1915, the men of the 1st Canadian Division faced chlorine gas, a new lethal weapon against which they had no defence. In defiance of a particularly horrible death, or, at the very least, severe lung injury, these untested Canadians fought almost incessantly for four days, frequently hand-to-hand, as they clung stubbornly against overwhelming odds to a very important a part of the Allied line after the French units on their left fled in panic. By doing so, they saved 50,000 troops within the Ypres salient from almost certain destruction, and, as well as, prevented the momentum of the war from tipping in favour of the Germans.

In this new, deeply researched account, the distinguished military historian George H. Cassar skillfully blends into the history of the battle the graphic and moving words of the men at the front line. Illustrated with outstanding photographs and a lot of maps, and drawing from diaries, letters, and documents from each level of planning, Hell in Flanders Fields is an authoritative, gripping drama of politics, strategy, and human courage.

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