Their Names Live On: Remembering Saskatchewan's Fallen in World War II by Chisholm, Doug - 2001

Regina, SK: Canadian Plains Research Center. Very Good+. 2001. First Edition. Softcover. 0889771219 . Lower fore corner bumped.; A bright, solid book.; B&W and colour illustrations; 9.90 X 8.50 X 0.90 inches; 250 pages; "In World War II, some 91,000 Saskatchewan men nearly 10% of the total provincial population joined various branches of the armed forces. Of these, more than 3,800 never returned. Following the end of the war, the government of Saskatchewan designated geographic features, such as lakes, islands, and bays, as a permanent testimonial to those who had made the supreme sacrifice. Since 1997, pilot and photographer Doug Chisholm has undertaken the task of photographing from the air the thousands of sites named for these fallen young men. A selection of his photographs is presented in this volume, together with stories by Gerald Hill based on interviews conducted with friends and family members who remember the lives of these men. Also included in this volume is a… Read More

Regina, SK, Canada: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 2001. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxxviii, 250pp. Illustrated throughout w bw photographs in text. One unpaginated section of colour photographs. Photo illustrated wrapper w French flaps is clean and without wear but front cover is evenly sunned. Binding square and not creased. Oblong quarto - 212 x 257mm. A tribute to Saskatchewan's fallen in World War II: the stories of eighty-nine of these young army, air force, and navy servicemen, as they are remembered by friends and family today, and photographs of the northern sites named in their honour.

Regina: Canadian Plains Research Center [0-88977-121-9] 2001, 1st thus. (Wrappers) 250pp. As new. With text by Gerald Hill, this book is a must for the library of all families from Saskatchewan, who were impacted by the events of the Second World War. Included are 89 stories of "Saskatchewan servicemen who gave their lives so we can live in a free world. This book presents a compelling reflection of those years, and of the sacrifices which were made for our country. Also included for the first time, is the Saskatchewan Honour Roll which indicates the hometowns and geographic features for 3800 of those from our province who gave their lives in the Second World War."..

Canada: Canadian Plains Research Center. Good. 2001. First Edition. Paperback. 0889771219 . "Nearly four thousand of Saskatchewan's young men and women who served in World War II did not survive to return home after the war. The names of those whose final resting places are known are found in war cemeteries across Europe and North Africa, in England and in the Far East. Some are buried at home in Canada. The names of those whose bodies were never recovered, whether at sea or on land, are found on army, navy, or air force monuments, their graves unmarked. Back in Saskatchewan, their names are found on honour rolls and cenotaphs in their hometowns - and on the official map of their home province. Here are the stories of eighty-nine of these young army, air force, and navy servicemen, as they are remembered by friends and family today. And here is a list of all their names, with rank, hometown, and casualty date when these are known, along with each geo-memorial feature and its… Read More