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Zombie army : the Canadian Army and conscription in the Second World War

Byers, Daniel Thomas, 1968- author

Overview

Zombie Army tells the story of Canada's Second World War military conscripts - reluctant soldiers pejoratively referred to as \"zombies\" for their perceived similarity to the mindless movie monsters of teh 1930s. In the first full-length book on the subject in almost forty years, Byers combines underused and newly discovered records to argue that although conscripts were only liable for home defence, they soon became a steady source of recruits from which the army found volunteers to serve overseas. He also challenges the traditional nationalist-dominated impression that Quebec participated only grudgingly in the war.

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Subject: Canada. Canadian Army Recruiting, enlistment, etc. World War, 1939-1945. / Draft Canada History 20th century. / World War, 1939-1945 Canada. / Soldiers Canada History 20th century.
• ISBN: 9780774830515, 0774830514

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
UB345.C2 B94 2016	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE