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Old enough to fight : Canada's boy soldiers in the First World War /

Between 15,000 and 20,000 underage youths, some as young as ten, signed up to fight in Canada's armed forces in the First World War. They served in the trenches alongside their elders, and fought in all the major battles, including Ypres, the Somme, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge and the rest. Many...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Black, Dan, 1957- (Author), Boileau, John (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto : James Lorimer & Company, 2013.
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, Canadian.
World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, Juvenile.
Child soldiers > Canada > Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 > Sources.

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