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Autore |
Chadwick W. R (William Rowley), <1934-> |
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Titolo |
The battle for Berlin, Ontario : an historical drama / / W.R. Chadwick |
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Waterloo, Ont., Canada, : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1992 |
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ISBN |
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1-55458-655-0 |
1-280-92491-8 |
9786610924912 |
0-88920-861-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1914-1918 - Ontario - Kitchener |
Kitchener (Ont.) Name |
Kitchener (Ont.) History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-172) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; ONE: Background to War; TWO: How to Raise a Battalion; THREE: Soldiers versus Citizens; FOUR: Change the Name!; FIVE: The Tappert Skirmish; SIX: Defeat at Queen's Park; SEVEN: Victory at Queen's Park; EIGHT: The Referendum Battle; NINE: The Vote; TEN: Kitchener Wins; ELEVEN: Mopping Up; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In August 1914, Berlin, Ontario, settled largely by people of German origin, was a thriving, peaceful city. By the spring of 1915 it was a city torn apart by the tensions of war. By September 1916, Berlin had become Kitchener. It began with the need to raise a battalion of 1,100 men to support the British war effort. Meeting with resistance from a peace-loving community and spurred on by the jingoistic nationalism that demanded troops to fight the hated ""Hun,"" frustrated soldiers began assaulting citizens in the streets and, on one infamous occasion, a Lutheran clergyman in his |
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