Brings together first-hand accounts of Canadians in the First World War, the Second World War and the uncertainty of sailing off to foreign shores, the terror of fighting those first bloody battles; and the thrill - finally - of victory, mobilization, and homecoming. Also contains recollections from the wives and sweethearts at home - the heartaches, the terrible waiting, and the nightmares about the dreaded telegram - as well as accounts of the lighter side of military life - the paperwork, the paraphernalia, the rigmarole, and the general lunacy of bureaucracy running amok.

Originally published in Legion magazine.