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Unwanted Warriors: Rejected Volunteers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Nic Clarke
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Description for Unwanted Warriors: Rejected Volunteers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Paperback. Uncovers the history of Canada's first casualties of the Great War - men who tried to enlist, were deemed "unfit for service," and then lived with shame, guilt, and ostracism. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 7 photos, 3 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Unwanted Warriors uncovers the history of Canada’s first casualties of the Great War – men who tried to enlist but were deemed “unfit for service” by medical examiners. Condemned as shirkers for not being in uniform, rejected volunteers faced severe ostracism. Nagging guilt, coupled with self-doubt about their social and physical worth, led many of these men to divorce themselves from society ... or worse.
Nic Clarke draws on the service files of 3,400 rejected volunteers to examine the deleterious effects that socially constructed norms of health and fitness had on individual men and Canadian society. He considers the mechanics of ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Canadian Military History
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774828895
SKU
V9780774828895
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About Nic Clarke
Nic Clarke is the curatorial manager of Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War Museum. His research primarily focuses on disability and health in Canada during the Great War period. He has published articles on a variety of subjects, including the diet of Canadian soldiers during the Great War, hockey and the Great War, and the treatment of disabled children in late nineteenth- ... Read more
Reviews for Unwanted Warriors: Rejected Volunteers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
...highly recommended for students of the Great War.
Mark Humphries, Wilfred Laurier University
Canadian Military History, Vol 27, Issue 2
In Nic Clarke’s well-researched and well-written Unwanted Warriors: The Rejected Volunteers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, the historian at the Canadian War Museum has provided his readers with an illuminating study pertaining to Canada and the First ... Read more
Mark Humphries, Wilfred Laurier University
Canadian Military History, Vol 27, Issue 2
In Nic Clarke’s well-researched and well-written Unwanted Warriors: The Rejected Volunteers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, the historian at the Canadian War Museum has provided his readers with an illuminating study pertaining to Canada and the First ... Read more