The Suicide Battalion

A staggering history of one of the First World War's most daring military units. An essential book for readers of Peter Hart, Tim Cook and Nick Lloyd. The men of the 46th Canadian Infantry Battalion were some of the most effective shock troops of the Allied forces in the Great War. They drove back German forces wherever they met and refused ever to surrender. Such tactics struck fear in their enemies, yet, it came at a tremendous cost. Of the 5374 officers and men who passed through the uni...