Toronto’s Fighting 75th in the Great War 1915–1919
Title | Toronto’s Fighting 75th in the Great War 1915–1919 PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy J. Stewart |
Publisher | Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press |
Pages | 722 |
Release | 2017-09-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 177112184X |
Foreword by His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales Hospital ships filled the harbour of Le Havre as the 75th Mississauga Battalion arrived on 13 August 1916. Those soldiers who survived would spend almost three years in a tiny corner of northeastern France and northwestern Belgium (Flanders), where many of their comrades still lie. And they would serve in many of the most horrific battles of that long, bloody conflict—Saint Eloi, the Somme, Arras, Vimy, Hill 70, Lens, Passchendaele, Amiens, Drocourt-Quéant, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, and Valenciennes. This book tells the story of the 75th Battalion (later the Toronto Scottish Regiment) and the five thousand men who formed it—most from Toronto—from all walks of life. They included professionals, university graduates, white- and blue-collar workers, labourers, and the unemployed, some illiterate. They left a comfortable existence in the prosperous, strongly pro-British provincial capital for life in the trenches of France and Flanders. Tommy Church, mayor of Toronto from 1915 to 1921, sought to include his city’s name in the unit’s name because of the many city officials and local residents who served in it. Three years later Church accepted the 75th’s now heavily emblazoned colours for safekeeping at City Hall from Lieutenant-Colonel Colin Harbottle, who returned with his bloodied but successful survivors. The author pulls no punches in recounting their labours, triumphs, and travails. Timothy J. Stewart undertook exhaustive research for this first-ever history of the 75th, drawing from archival sources (focusing on critical decisions by Brigadier Victor Oldum, General Officer Commanding 11th Brigade), diaries, letters, newspaper accounts, and interviews.
The Wizard of Oz
Title | The Wizard of Oz PDF eBook |
Author | John Fricke |
Publisher | Grand Central Pub |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1990-01 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780446391863 |
A commemorative volume offers the definitive pictorial history of one of the most popular movies of all time
DC Comics
Title | DC Comics PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Schnakenberg |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Comic book covers |
ISBN | 9781594744624 |
Look! Up on the bookshelf! It's the 100 most incredible, most outrageous, and most bizarre comic book covers from the DC comics archive. Better still, these poster-size masterpieces are all perforated and ready for display in your apartment, dorm room, or cubicle! From New Fun #1 and Batman #1 to lesser-known titles like Mister District Attorney, this oversized compilation features every major milestone in DC's extraordinary history: Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Girls' Romance, Swamp Thing, Watchmen, Sandman, Fables, 100 Bullets, and much more. On the reverse of each poster are images of related covers and entertaining behind-the-scenes commentary, often with remarks from the cover artists themselves. Arriving just in time for DC Comics' 75th anniversary--and complete with a foreword from longtime DC veteran Paul Levitz--this amazing anthology is a must-have for any comic book fan.
Abraham Lincoln
Title | Abraham Lincoln PDF eBook |
Author | Ingri D'Aulaire |
Publisher | Doubleday Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780385241083 |
Text and illustrations present the life of the boy born on the Kentucky frontier who became the sixteenth president of the United States.
Fender 75 Years
Title | Fender 75 Years PDF eBook |
Author | Dave Hunter |
Publisher | Motorbooks International |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2021-09-28 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 076037015X |
Gorgeously illustrated and authoritatively written, Fender 75 Years is the officially licensed celebration of the legendary brand's landmark anniversary, covering all of Fender's iconic guitars, amps, and basses.
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Title | Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia Lee Burton |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2010-06-28 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0547350570 |
A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.
75th Infantry Division
Title | 75th Infantry Division PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Schiller |
Publisher | Turner Publishing Company |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2002-09 |
Genre | Veterans |
ISBN | 1563114437 |
The 75th Infantry Division contained the following units: 75th Division Artillery, 289th, 290th, and 291st Infantry, 275th Engineer Battalion, 375th Medical Battalion, 785th Signal Company, 75th Quartermaster Company, 775th Ordnance Company, HeadQuarters Company, and the 75th Reconnaissance Troop.