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rb3221
Jul 30, 2015rb3221 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A GREAT BOOK. This is a story of when Canada came of age, a cornerstone of building a nation. The book is well written and organized into seven chapters on the build-up and five chapters on the battle. It is a very moving story and told very well by Pierre Berton that includes both the misery and the triumph as told through the eyes of the soldiers. Burton has written it as an eye-witness account and not a history book of dates and facts. His extensively researched book allows the reader to see, hear, smell and feel what it was like with many first hand accounts. Details that include the knee deep mud, the incredible noise from the bombs, the blankets full of lice and the rat infested land. Truly a unique story with a distinctive Canadian perspective and a must read for every Canadian that will make you proud. But in the final analysis, Berton leaves the reader with the question "was it worth it?"