War does not build courage, turn a boy into a man, or turn soldiers into heroes. It is the The Great War’s terrible conditions, odds, and despair where soldiers distinguish themselves as heroes through many acts of great courage. During battles and in the trenches, soldiers put others before themselves by risking their lives to save them. Charlie and Leo Clarke did everything they could to protect one another in times of need. Soldiers went above the call of duty in order change the course of battles and the war. All of this took pace in horrific conditions that can only be recounted in the stories of the soldiers who experienced it.
The conditions of WWI, known by soldiers as The Great War were incomparable to any other war the preceded …show more content…
To begin with, the soldiers of the Canadian Corps did not quit fighting through german gas attacks while other armies fled. As the soldiers gasped and choked form the gas attack, “Winnipeggers in the trenches lashed back, calling in an artillery barrage that caught the germans in open ground” to make sure that they did not surrender ground (59). The Winnipeggers undying spirit and never surrender attitude when faced with one of the world most terrible weapon was the reason battles were won by the Canadians. To Continue, After a massive crater was opened during battle that could allowed the Germans to win. What was left of the soldiers who were in charge of manning the firing trench “also were defending the crater” to ensure that they did not lose it to the germans (159). The soldiers who stopped at nothing to hold the crater in order to hold back the Germans displayed an enormous amount of courage to save the day. Finally, during Passchendaele, one of the largest battles to take place in WWI Bob Shankland’s quick thinking helped win the day for the Canadians. During the artillery barrage he noticed “enemy shells did not appear to be falling on the left side of the spur” and order his men as well as re enforcements to rush through the opening (254). Shanklands quick thinking
The conditions of WWI, known by soldiers as The Great War were incomparable to any other war the preceded …show more content…
To begin with, the soldiers of the Canadian Corps did not quit fighting through german gas attacks while other armies fled. As the soldiers gasped and choked form the gas attack, “Winnipeggers in the trenches lashed back, calling in an artillery barrage that caught the germans in open ground” to make sure that they did not surrender ground (59). The Winnipeggers undying spirit and never surrender attitude when faced with one of the world most terrible weapon was the reason battles were won by the Canadians. To Continue, After a massive crater was opened during battle that could allowed the Germans to win. What was left of the soldiers who were in charge of manning the firing trench “also were defending the crater” to ensure that they did not lose it to the germans (159). The soldiers who stopped at nothing to hold the crater in order to hold back the Germans displayed an enormous amount of courage to save the day. Finally, during Passchendaele, one of the largest battles to take place in WWI Bob Shankland’s quick thinking helped win the day for the Canadians. During the artillery barrage he noticed “enemy shells did not appear to be falling on the left side of the spur” and order his men as well as re enforcements to rush through the opening (254). Shanklands quick thinking