Kiss the Kids for Dad, Don't Forget to Write : The Wartime Letters of George Timmins, 1916-18.
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TextPublisher: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (223 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780774816106
- Timmins, George, -- 1882-1974 -- Correspondence
- Timmins, George, -- 1882-1974 -- Correspondance
- Canada. -- Canadian Army. -- Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Soldiers -- Canada -- Correspondence
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Canadian
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Belgium
- 940.4/8171
- D640 -- .T638 2009eb
Intro -- Contents -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Text -- Introduction -- 1 "About 35 yds from Fritz": May-December 1916 -- 2 "He was killed by my side": January-June 1917 -- 3 "I'm still fine": July-November 1917 -- 4 "Its hell, kiddo, hell": December 1917-April 1918 -- 5 "Keep on hoping, sweetheart": May-December 1918 -- Epilogue: "Don't forget to write to Grandpa" -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
The letters of Lance-Corporal George Timmins, who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front, offer a rare glimpse into the life and relationships, at home and abroad, of an ordinary Canadian soldier.
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