{"product_id":"merry-hell-the-story-of-the-25th-battalion-nova-scotia-regiment-canadian-expeditionary-force-1914-1919-paperback-softback-9781487523138","title":"Merry Hell; The Story of the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487523138","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMerry Hell\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Story of the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrian Douglas Tennyson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487523138\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 April 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e290 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;Merry Hell is a well written book that can be used for casual reading or academic study... It is rare to come across such a book, especially in the study of history.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Erich N. Lenz (Canadian Military History vol 25:01:2016) \u003cp\u003e‘This is a useful contribution to our understanding of the experiences of that generation of young Canadians who marched off to war 100 years ago.’\u003c\/p\u003e - Patrick Brennan (University of Toronto Quarterly vol 84:03:2015) \u003cp\u003e‘Canadians everywhere, and not just those of us in Nova Scotia, owe a debt of gratitude to Robert Clements for writing this book – and to Brian Tennyson for placing it so resolutely in the public realm. This is a work permitting us to see with searing clarity the vile nature and devastating toll of modern warfare.’\u003c\/p\u003e - Wilf Cude (The Antigonish Review #180) ‘I enjoyed reading every page of \u003cem\u003eMerry Hell\u003c\/em\u003e – couldn’t put it down, really. Part history and part memoir, it is a singular contribution to our knowledge of the First World War and those who fought it. Anyone who calls himself or herself a First World War historian will read this book with a smile of satisfaction on their face – it just rings true and genuine, and is more immediate than existing studies. And for those who haven’t read much on the First World War, at least at the battalion history level, this will be a revelation.’ - Steve Harris, Chief Historian, Directorate of History and Heritage, Department of National Defence \u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eMerry Hell \u003c\/em\u003eis an amazing book…. As we approach the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World \u003cem\u003eWar, Merry Hell \u003c\/em\u003eis an invaluable addition to the literature of that war and Nova Scotia’s role in it.’ \u003c\/p\u003e - John Boileau (The Chronicle Herald, September 14, 2013)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMerry Hell\u003c\/em\u003e is the only complete history of the 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Canadian infantry battalion, which was recruited in the autumn and winter of 1914–15 and served overseas from spring 1915 until spring 1919. Author Robert N Clements, who served in the battalion throughout that period and rose from private to captain, wrote the story many years after the war, based on his personal memories and experiences. As such, his story reflects two unique perspectives on Canadian military history – the remarkably fresh recollections and anecdotes of a veteran, and the outlook of a man eager to share what his generation contributed to the nation’s history, character, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional military historian Brian Douglas Tennyson buttresses Clements’s story with a valuable critical apparatus, including an analytical introduction that contextualizes the history and notes that explain unfamiliar points and people. \u003cem\u003eMerry Hell\u003c\/em\u003e is a captivating tale for those who enjoy stories of war and battle, and one that will entertain readers with Clements’s richly colourful anecdotes and witty poems, none of which have been published before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 In the Beginning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Growing Pains\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Oh What a Lovely War\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Under Way at Last\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Summer Days\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Away to the Races\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Phooie Il Pluie\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 What Next?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Waiting Time\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Dear Old Blighty\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 You Can Have It\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 In the Good Old Summer Time\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Notes from the Observers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Birth of the Battalion Canteen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Why?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 The Corps Comes of Age\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 In Again Out Again\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Dirty Jobs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Cleaning Up\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 The Last 100 Days\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 The Long Road Home\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Nominal Roll of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men of the 25th Battalion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52744446837016,"sku":"9781487523138","price":22.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/merry-hell-the-story-of-the-25th-battalion-nova-scotia-regiment-canadian-expeditionary-force-1914-1919-paperback-softback-9781487523138","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}