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”
Author: 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”
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”
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”
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”
Chapter III – Ypres
– Prelude – 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”
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”
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”
