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Chapter One

The Lessons of World War, 1914-1916

From: The Bitter Harvest of War

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In this chapter, Theobald provides and overview of how the First World War was received in New Brunswick. He follows the initial optimism and support the war effort experienced within New Brunswick with high numbers of young volunteers between the fall of 1914 and spring of 1915, which began to slow with news of devastation and high casualty rates experienced by their volunteers overseas, such as in the battles of the Second Ypres and the Somme.

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Andrew Theobald

Andrew Theobald holds degrees in history from Mount Allison University, the University of New Brunswick, and Queen's University. He is the author of The Bitter Harvest of War: New Brunswick and the Conscription Crisis of 1917, Dangerous Enemy Sympathizers, and numerous scholarly articles.