Foot men.(Canadian infantry)(Amiens: Dawn of Victory)(The Bloody Battle for Tilly)(The Patricias)(Brief Article)

The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History | June 1, 2002| | Copyright

In army jargon, the PBI are the "poor bloody infantry," the walking soldiers who face the greatest threats in the pursuit of military objectives. Three recent books describe how the infantry has proved its mettle in some of the grimmest fighting ever undertaken by Canadian troops: at Amiens in the First World War, Tilly-la-Campagne in the Second World War, and various campaigns throughout the almost nine-decade history of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

Amiens was the decisive battle of the First World War, resulting in a major Allied breakthrough ...

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