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The Fighting Newfoundlander: Volume 209
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The Fighting Newfoundlander: Volume 209 Paperback - 2007

by Gerald W. Nicholson


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When the First World War began, Newfoundland had been without a military organization for almost half a century. The citizens formed themselves into a Patriotic Association and within 60 days had dispatched 537 officers and men overseas. This text is a vivid history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and its contributions to the war effort.

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  • Title The Fighting Newfoundlander: Volume 209
  • Author Gerald W. Nicholson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 658
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McGill-Queen's University Press, Montr�al, Qu�bec, Canada
  • Date July 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780773532069 / 0773532064
  • Weight 2.56 lbs (1.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.75 x 6.75 x 1.6 in (24.77 x 17.15 x 4.06 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.412

About the author

Colonel Gerald W.L. Nicholson (1902-1980) served with the Prince Albert Volunteers. He is the author of The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945 and Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919, both part of the official history of the Canadian Army.
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Two Volumes: The Fighting Newfoundlander, a History of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment -with More Fighting Newfoundlanders, a History of Newfoundland's Forces in the Second World War ( WWi / WWii )(volume 1 / 2 )

by Nicholson, G.W.L.With an introduction by David R. Facey-Crowther /and/ Foreword By Fabian O'Dea, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland

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Canada: Kingston, ON / Montreal, PQ: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006, 1st MQUP Edition, First Printing /and/ Newfoundland / Labrador: Government of Newfoundland / Labrador, 1969, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2006. -----------TWO VOLUME, THE FIGHTING NEWFOUNDLANDER is the 1st volume and is a softcover, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing to corners, 614 pages, b&w photos, ---"When Word War I began, Newfoundland had been without any kind of military organization for almost half a century. Public-spirited citizens immediately formed themselves into a Patriotic Association and within sixty days had recruited, partially equipped, and dispatched 537 officers and men overseas. ---The Fighting Newfoundlander is a vivid history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment - the "Blue Puttees" - and its heroic contributions to the war effort. Gerald Nicholson details the harrowing experiences of the Newfoundland Regiment (the only Canadian unit) at Gallipoli and later at Beaumont… Read More
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