It Can't Last Forever: The 19th Battalion and the Canadian Corps in the First World War: 3 (Canadian Unit, Formation, and Command Histories) Hardcover – Import, 25 October 2017

This is as close as an official history of the 19th Battalion, CEF, as there is going to be. Written by a professional historian, Dr. David Campbell, the work is a completion of a history that was begun in the 1930s by the survivors of the 19th. Dr. Campbell wrote a history of the 2nd Canadian Division, CEF, as his Ph.D. thesis, and the 19th was one battalion of that division. So, Campbell began with a deep understanding of the larger context in which this battalion fought. The style of presentation is a blend of reminiscences of members (a technique pioneered by Dr. Robert Fraser in his history "Black Yesterdays") with solid and helpful perspective written in historical narrative technique. The work is of high academic value. The work is of interest to the general reader because it provides real insight into the life of a front-line soldier in World War I.

These are the metals my grandfather received during the conflict starting in Sept 1914 until he was discharged in 1919. I still do not have the entire history of what he did or what part of the assaults he participated in. I know that he was gazed and suffered injuries. Hoping I can learn more from this great book. Thank you to the author and Amazon for having it.

This is an extraordinarily important and brilliantly written account of the life and history of the 19th battalion CEF. From its' formation in 1914 to the return home in 1919, the reader is taken through the experience of this battalion in battle, the trenches and beyond; all placed within the scholarly context applied by the distinguished author. It's rich in detail but remains an easy and pleasant read and one that invites the reader to return more than once to particular places. It afforded me even more because my own beloved grandfather from Plymouth, Devon, served with the 19th and was twice-wounded in battle. This book will make a very fine addition to your library.

I learned more about this battle and my father's participation in it. He was like many who didn't devulge much about their time in the trenches. He was one of those who was wounded and gassed giving him lifelong problems. The author is to be congratulated for his fine work and detail in this book.

I really enjoy this book. My family, Adie's, had five men from Canada serve in WWI in the 19th Regiment in various capacities. This book recounts many of their engagements and mentions them several times. Only one of the five came back from the war, my grandfather, James Donald Adie. If you're ever in St. Catherines CA, there is a memorial to them in front of City Hall.