Stuart Ramsay Tompkins belonged to the generation of scholars that came of age in Canada after the turn of the century and was tempered by the First World War. His letters to his wife, Edna, from 1912 to 1919, provide an eloquent record of his courtship and marriage; sharp observations of government and politics, both military and civil; an articulate participant`s view of war in the trenches; and discerning and sensitive reactions to Siberia and China in 1919. The letters recount pivotal experiences that shaped the future professor who would become one of North America`s pioneer specialists in Russian history. Edited by Doris H. Pieroth.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-466)
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- 940.4/81/71
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- 19
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- Maps on lining papers Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 0888641443 9781459304321
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- D640
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- T64 1989eb
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- 1 electronic text (xlii, 466 p.)
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- Canada
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Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Preface 10
- Editor's Note 14
- Introduction: A Scholar's Odyssey 18
- 1 Courtship and Marriage of a Civil Servant: October 1912 to June 1915 48
- 2 One Man's Mobilization: Autumn 1915 90
- 3 Troop Train and Steamship: Early Summer, 1916 132
- 4 Shorncliffe: June to October, 1916 158
- 5 Impressions of France: At the Front with Alberta's 31st: October–November, 1916 190
- 6 Further Impressions: Transfer to the Trench Mortars: November–December, 1916 228
- 7 New Year, Old War: January, 1917 266
- 8 Preparing the Spring Assault: Rehearsal for Vimy Ridge February–March, 1917 310
- 9 Over the Top and Return to "Blighty": April 1917 to March 1918 350
- 10 C.E.F. Siberia: November–December, 1918 378
- 11 Across the North Pacific: 260th Rifles Reach Vladivostok: January–February, 1919 408
- 12 Breaking the Language Barrier: Living among Russians: February–March, 1919 438
- 13 Journey to China: April-May, 1919 468
- Epilogue 498
- Notes 500
- Bibliography 510
