One Town in a Very Long War - Robert Drummond

Autor: Robert Drummond

Editorial: Double Dagger Books

Año: 01/11/2025

ISBN: 9781998501670

Encuadernación: Tapa blanda

Páginas: 374 pp.

Idioma: eng

EAN: 9781998501670

This book was born from a desire to honour and remember the forty-seven sons of Montreal West who gave their lives in the Second World War. Each story-of a soldier, sailor, or airman-begins in a small Canadian town but reaches outward across oceans and continents, into the heart of a global conflict.
What began as a search for local history unfolds into something far larger. The experiences of these forty-seven men form a vivid reflection of Canada?s wartime journey-a microcosm of a nation at war. Their lives, cut short in battlefields from Normandy to the North Atlantic, from the skies over Europe to the jungles of Asia, reveal the breadth and depth of Canada?s contribution to victory.
Before they became names to be commemorated, these men were part of the everyday life of Montreal West. They attended its schools and churches, played on its hockey teams, and walked its streets. Their letters home reveal the personal lives behind their service: requests for cookies and sweaters, reassurances to worried mothers, and the bonds that endured across great distances. Their deaths were losses felt by families and by the community they shared. Here, remembrance begins with their lives.
Through detailed research and poignant storytelling, One Town in a Very Long War presents more than a roll of honour-it offers a mosaic of courage, sacrifice, and humanity. In remembering the fallen of Montreal West, we come to better understand not only their war, but the war that shaped our world.
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