Desperate Glory: The Story of WWI

by John Wilson

Short-listed for the 2009 Red Maple Award for Non-Fiction, OLA Forest of Reading and commended for the 2009 OLA Best Bets

This book presents the story and issues of the First World War in a clear, concise and objective manner, accompanied on every page by photographs, original sketches or maps. Focussing on social as well as political issues with a Canadian perspective, Wilson presents the issues of the war with depth and compassion. This book will be a very useful tool for educators in explaining the hows and whys of this most important period.

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

John Wilson, an ex-geologist and frustrated historian, is the award-winning author of fifty novels and non-fiction books for adults and teens. His passion for history informs everything he writes, from the recreated journal of an officer on Sir John Franklin’s doomed Arctic expedition to young soldiers experiencing the horrors of the First and Second World Wars and a memoir of his own history. John researches and writes in Lantzville on Vancouver Island. There are many more details in his memoir, Lands of Lost Content, https://www.amazon.com/Lands-Lost-Con...

Reviews

[Ms. Christie's 4/5s · Rating 5 out of 5]

My book is called Desperate Glory the story of WW1 by John Wilson. My book is about the World War One and it describes or tells you about the World War one and who were heroes people were extremely hurt and what t was like this one guy a Canadian solder suffering from the effects of mustard gass. I dont have a favorite part but sometmes when I read these kinda books about the war I get excited because I fell lke I,m gonna find my great grandpa because he was in the world war 2 and 1 I think. I would think the recamonedaton wold be 6 and up just because it might be to mutch for lttle kids.

By Kaytee

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a good book to use with your kids and for a brief over view of the problems and issues the war brought. The picture help to tell the story. Although it is a picture book for kids, it holds many truths and emotions.