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Library Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2016.108.021 |
Title |
Port Elgin's war : a history of a Canadian town and the 98th (Bruce) Anti-Tank Battery during the Second World War |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
Macri, Franco David |
Publisher |
Franco David Macri |
Published Date |
2015 |
Description |
A book about the history of Port Elgin and the 98th (Bruce) Anti-tank Battery during the Second World War. Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Port Elgin 3. Mobilization 4. Air War 5. Gunners in Italy 6. Home Front 7. Conclusion From the back cover "... As a snapshot of Canadian society, Port Elgin's War explores how a small community adapted to this crisis, and provides clues about the decline of British influence in North America. Port Elgin's War examines how people's attitudes within this community were affected by war, and how their actions affected Canada's wartime efforts. ... As part of the 5th Canadian Armoured Division in Italy, the battles in which it [the 98th (Bruce) Anti-tank Battery] participated include the crossing of the Melfa River, the breaking of the Gothic Line, and the advance through the Romagna north of Ravenna. ... Although the 98th Anti-tank Battery is a small unit, its impact on the course of several major engagements was significant. Port Elgin's War illustrates why this was so." |
Physical Description |
x, 251 p. : ill. ; 22.3 x 15.3 cm |
ISBN |
1517396867 |
Places |
Port Elgin |
People |
Aiken, Hollis Bell, Sidney Black, Ralph Carter, Reginald (William Reginald) Eaton, George A. Ernst, Lloyd Esplen, Gordon Hettrick, Norman Gilbert Howe, John Amer Jones, Jim McGill, Peter A. Miller, Walter Muir, John Francis ("Jack") Parr, Jim Phillips, Stewart Renwick, Bob Stoddart, Doug Sturgeon, John Reginald ("Jack") Thomson, Samuel Tomlinson, William R. Trumbley, Don Vaupel, Frederick Leroy Vaupel, Raymond Ernest |
Search Terms & Subjects |
98th Bruce Anti-tank battery Home front Military Second World War Soldiers |