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Montreal at War 1914 – 1918

Montreal at War 1914 – 1918

Terry Copp

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  • Montreal At War 1914-1918
    • Introduction
    • Chapter I – Metropolis
    • Chapter II – 1914
    • Chapter III – Ypres
    • Chapter IV – Mobilizing
    • Chapter V – Attrition
    • Chapter VI – 1917
    • Chapter VII – 1918
    • Conclusion
  • About
  • Book Notes
  • Links
  • Notes & Comments
  • Primary Documents
    • Nominal Rolls
    • Photographs
    • Guide to Sources Related to the Canadian Expeditionary Force
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    Author: Terry Copp

    Conclusion

    Montreal at War 1914-1918 was planned as an attempt to understand the experience of Montrealers during the Great War. My research assistants and I sought to accomplish…… Read more “Conclusion”

    July 20, 2018October 4, 2018 by Terry Copp

    Chapter VII – 1918

    For Montreal as for much of Canada 1918 proved to be a difficult year marked by political crises, rampant inflation, coal shortages and a deadly flu epidemic.…… Read more “Chapter VII – 1918”

    March 5, 2018February 13, 2019 by Terry Copp

    Chapter VI – 1917

    “We see small hope of escaping the clash which threatens us. How to make the clash as slight as possible is the task before our statesmen.” –…… Read more “Chapter VI – 1917”

    October 30, 2017February 1, 2019 by Terry Copp

    Chapter V – Attrition

    Grand Strategy The First World War is generally remembered as a time when innocent young men were slaughtered in pointless battles planned by stupid generals.[1] This view…… Read more “Chapter V – Attrition”

    September 6, 2017February 1, 2019 by Terry Copp

    Chapter IV – Mobilizing

    1915 At the beginning of 1915 an overwhelming majority of Canadians of all backgrounds appear to have supported Canada’s participation in a just war which Britain had…… Read more “Chapter IV – Mobilizing”

    July 12, 2017March 11, 2019 by Terry Copp

    Chapter III – Ypres

    – Prelude -F While recruiting for a second and then a third division continued at home, the first contingent, 33,000 men and 7,600 horses, arrived at Salisbury…… Read more “Chapter III – Ypres”

    June 24, 2017October 9, 2019 by Terry Copp

    Chapter II – 1914

    – Montreal in 1914 – It was a winter that never seemed to end. The snow began in November and there was no let up until St.…… Read more “Chapter II – 1914”

    June 20, 2017March 6, 2019 by Terry Copp

    Chapter I – Metropolis

    – The Economy – The city grew along the banks of the river and onto the terraces of the mountain until by 1914 more than 600,000 lived…… Read more “Chapter I – Metropolis”

    June 12, 2017March 6, 2019 by Terry Copp

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    Author – Terry Copp, Professor Emeritus Wilfrid Laurier University

    Research and Website Administrator – Alexander Maavara, Wilfrid Laurier University

    Montreal At War, 1914-1918

    • Introduction
    • Chapter I – Metropolis
    • Chapter II – 1914
    • Chapter III – Ypres
    • Chapter IV – Mobilizing
    • Chapter V – Attrition
    • Chapter VI – 1917
    • Chapter VII – 1918
    • Conclusion
    • Front Page
    • Montreal At War 1914-1918
    • About
    • Book Notes
    • Links
    • Notes & Comments
    • Primary Documents
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