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Over The Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War

John Meek's book provides details on the Infantry Battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) in the Great War of 1914-1919. The book is considered one of the classics for those that study the CEF in the First World War, despite its limited focus on the infantry battalions. In the preface to his book, Meek stated that it would be an impossibility to tell the complete story of the Canadian Infantry in the First World War in a volume of this size. The book was intended to be a summary of each of the 266 numbered battalions and named Infantry Battalions recruited in Canada for service overseas. Part 1 of the book gives a brief history of the CEF; Part 2 and outline of the CEF organization and Part 3 a summary of the battalions. Parts 4 and 5 of the book deal with Reserve Battalions and Groupings respectively.

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