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Transportation History

Tracks to the Trenches

Canadian Railway Troops in the Great War (1914-1919)

by (author) David Guay

Publisher
Fifth House Books
Initial publish date
Jan 2017
Category
History, World War I, Pictorial
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781927083369
    Publish Date
    Jan 2017
    List Price
    $45.00

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Description

This is the untold story about the Canadian Railway Troops who built, maintained and operated the standard gauge and light railways, the supply routes to the front lines during The Great War — World War I.

David Guay discusses the evolution and management of this complex infrastructure in the context of German, French and British railway development and military strategy. He also emphasizes the enormity of the railway work done by the Canadians: regimental histories, organizational charts, operating procedures, decorations, rosters of locomotives and rolling stock, as well as tips on modelling and collecting railway and military memorabilia.

Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of archival photographs throughout.

About the author

David Guay
is professor emeritus in experimental and clinical pharmacology at the University of Minnesota. He is also a leading historian of Canadian railway history.

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