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Breaking the silence : veterans' untold stories from the Great War to Afghanistan / Ted Barris.

Summary:

"Never talked about it." That's what most people say when they're asked if the veteran in the family ever shared wartime experiences. Describing combat, imprisonment, or lost comrades from the World Wars, the Korean War, or even Afghanistan is reserved for Remembrance Day or the Legion lounge. Nobody was ever supposed to see them get emotional, show their vulnerability. Nobody was ever to know the hell of their war. Because of his unique interviewing skills, Ted Barris broke through the silence; he found that veterans would talk to him, set the record straight, and put a face on the service and sacrifice of men and women in uniform. As a result of his work on previous books, Barris has earned a reputation of trust among Canada's veterans. Indeed, over the years, more than 5,000 of them have shared their memories, all offering original material for his books." -- Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780887628054
ISBN: 0887628052
Physical Description: xiii, 290 pages 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn Press, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Beyond Remembrance -- 2. "Torch Bearer" -- 3. "They Just Fade Away" -- 4. Why They Don't Talk -- 5. Setting the Record Straight -- 6. "Put a Human Face on War" -- 7. Front Row Seat to History -- 8. Reunion of Two -- 9. "No Armour Against Fate" -- 10. Keepers of the Flame -- Notes -- Photograph Credits -- Index.