Bombs and Barbed Wire

Name: Bombs and Barbed Wire
Brand: Ronald Cormier
SKU: 9781773102788
Price: 19.95 CAD
Availability: InStock

Stories of Acadian Airmen and Prisoners of War, 1939-1945

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Little has been written about the Acadians who served in Canada’s armed forces during the Second World War. In fact, the prevailing notion suggested that Acadians refused to support the war effort. Bombs and Barbed Wire provides an alternative point of view, revealing the commitment and bravery displayed by the approximately 24,000 Acadians who voluntarily joined the war effort. Battling both language barriers and a culture of exclusion, they overcame frustrations and prejudice to fight for the freedom of the country they loved.

Based on extensive, in-depth interviews Cormier conducted in 1990 with eleven surviving Acadian veterans, Bombs & Barbed Wire brings to life the experience of Acadian soldiers for English-language readers for the first time.

Bombs and Barbed Wire is volume 29 of the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series.

Published by Goose Lane Editions with the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society

Non-Fiction / NB Military Heritage Series

Published: October 25, 2022

222 pages

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