Montreal at War 1914-1918

Montreal at War 1914-1918 examines Canada's largest city during the First World War years through social, economic and military perspectives. Terry Copp details how Montreal's diverse population responded to the outbreak of war and traces the transformation of the city over four years of conflict. The book chronicles major wartime developments in Montreal's industry, politics, and community life, from munitions manufacturing to public health crises. Key figures and organizations that shaped the city's war effort are featured, including business leaders, labor groups, religious institutions, and volunteer associations. The text draws on newspapers, government records, personal papers, and other primary sources to reconstruct daily life in wartime Montreal. Particular attention is paid to the experiences of working families, new immigrants, and returning veterans as they navigated this period of intense change. This urban history reveals broader patterns about how modern industrial cities mobilized for total war while managing social tensions and competing visions of citizenship. The author frames Montreal's wartime transformation within larger questions about Canadian nationalism, ethnic relations, and state power.

This book appears to have minimal online reader reviews and ratings, with only a few scattered mentions. No reviews were found on Goodreads or Amazon. The book's status as a recent academic/military history work (published 2021) means most discussion comes from scholarly sources rather than general readers. A review in Canadian Military History noted the book provides a unique focus on Montreal's home front experience during WWI, filling a gap in WWI literature. The reviewer praised the detailed research into French-English relations and wartime industries. The main criticism in available reviews relates to the book's narrow geographic scope, with some readers wanting more connections drawn to other Canadian cities' wartime experiences. Available Ratings: No ratings found on major review sites One review in Canadian Military History journal No public ratings/reviews on Goodreads or Amazon as of 2023

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🌟 Montreal was Canada's largest and most prosperous city during WWI, and its factories produced a significant portion of the nation's munitions and military supplies. 🌟 Author Terry Copp is one of Canada's most distinguished military historians and has authored over 20 books about Canadian military history. 🌟 The book reveals how Montreal's French-English divide deeply affected recruitment efforts, with French-speaking neighborhoods showing much lower enlistment rates than English-speaking areas. 🌟 During the war years, Montreal's economy transformed from primarily commercial to industrial, laying the groundwork for its 20th-century development. 🌟 The 1917 military conscription crisis led to violent riots in Montreal, with French-Canadian protesters clashing with military authorities in the streets.