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    Onward

    The King's Own Calgary Regiment in Peace and War, 1910-1960

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    Author(s)
    Brennan, Patrick H.
    Language
    English
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    Abstract
    This is the story of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment. Beginning in the last years of collective innocence before the Great War, it follows the regiment to Vimy Ridge, through the short years of peace to Dieppe and the Italian Campaign, through the establishment and maintenance of militia and reserve forces, and into the Cold War. Onward is a soldier’s story: mundane, heroic and tragic. This book explores not only the actions of the regiment but also the efforts of civilians to become warriors, to maintain their ties to home during the rigours of war, and the often-rocky return to civilian life. It explores peacetime, when the regiment struggled to maintain active reserves with aging equipment and minimal support. It places the King’s Own Calgary Regiment within the context of Canada’s army, tracing its relationships with brigade mates, supporting artillery and engineers to provide a complete and fascinating history. Regimental history does not begin with the first shot of a battle, nor does the story end when the fighting stops. Onward is a thoroughly researched and captivating chronicle of the Kings Own Calgary Regiment and its soldiers in peace and war.
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    https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/99125
    Keywords
    regimental history;canadian military history;WWI;WWII;cold war;calgary regiment;vimy ridge;amiens;dieppe;western front;italian campaign;militia;reserves;citizen soldier;canadian expeditionary forces;canadian army;war and society;war and community;impacts of war
    ISBN
    9781773856001, 9781773856377, 9781773856018, 9781773856032, 9781773856049, 9781773856025
    Publisher
    University of Calgary Press
    Publisher website
    https://press.ucalgary.ca/
    Publication date and place
    Calgary, 2025
    Classification
    Modern warfare
    Military institutions
    Land forces and warfare
    Pages
    453
    Rights
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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