Canada in the Great World War, Vol. 5: An Authentic Account of the Military History of Canada From the Earliest Days to the Close of the War of the Nations (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Into this solemn country of graves and ruins, the Canadians came as men coming home after trying days. It did not matter that from Givenchy Wood one could look upon the ruins of five Villages. It did not matter that winter was coming with all its ordeals of cold and exposure. They had made this area their own before they went to Passchendaele and they slipped back into their Old positions rejoicing. Start ing at Hill 7 O, the front lines ran south and east to wards Lens, claiming the higher levels and half cir cling the city. They Skirted Cité St. Auguste, which was German, while Cité St. Emile and Cité St. Eliza beth were in Canadian hands. The Green Crassier was German; so was Cité St. Antoine; but Avion was in our hands. Further south, NO Man's Land widened, and from the eastern lpes Of Vimy Ridge the Cana dian line ran well forward, with the enemy in posses sion of Mericourt and Acheville. At Fresnoy, which was in German hands, the lines narrowed again, with the Canadians holding Arleux-en - Gohelle. Our men were practically in the outskirts Of Oppy, where the lines were so close together that in one place only a few feet separated the trenches. Further south, Ga vrelle, in our hands, practically marked the end Of the Canadian front. It was all familiar ground, and all ranks settled down for a comfortable, quiet winter. The phrase, of course, was purely a comparative one. There was little Of comfort or quiet in France at any time.

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