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Author Clarke, Nic, author

Title Unwanted warriors : the rejected volunteers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-18 / Nic Clarke
Published Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2015

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 W'PONDS  355.223620971 Cla/Uwt  AVAILABLE
Description xi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series Studies in Canadian military history
Studies in Canadian military history.
Summary "Unwanted Warriors uncovers the history of Canada's first casualties of the Great War--men who tried to enlist but were deemed "unfit for service." What impact did military exclusion have on these men? Nic Clarke looks for answers in the service files of 3,400 rejected volunteers and explores the mechanics of the medical examination, the physical and psychological qualities that the authorities believed made a fighting man, and how evaluations changed as the war dragged on. In the process, he exposes the deleterious effects that socially constructed norms about health and fitness had on individual men and Canadian society during the First World War."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Issued also in electronic format
Subject Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- World War, 1914-1918
Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- Evaluation -- History -- 20th century.
Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force -- Medical examinations -- History -- 20th century.
Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force -- History -- World War, 1914-1918
Military service, Voluntary -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Canada.
ISBN 9780774828888 (bound)
0774828889 (bound)