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The Gunner (Alford Saga)
Paul Almond
Eric Alford's safe and romantic life on the peaceful Gaspe Coast is shattered by his decision to follow his elder brother John (the Pilgrim and The Chaplain) into the 1914-18 cataclysm of death and destruction known as the ""Great War for Civilisation"". By his thundering Howitzer, Gunner Alford assaults the Hun through every major Canadian battle of WWI: Ypres, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Hill 70, The Somme, and ""The Hundred Days"" that ended the conflict.
A developing romance with a lovely Londoner is cut short by a German shell. Evacuated to a Rouen field hospital, he is surrounded by hellish wounds: blindness, amputations, and gas-inflicted horrors. Finally, back in Blighty among other shell-shock victims, he recovers and returns to his Gaspe home, bereft of his London love and changed forever.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 2, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780889955127 |
| Publishers | Red Deer Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 435 g |
| Language | English |
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