The Canadian Expeditionary Force Novels

Forging the Weapon cover1914
Hammering the Blade cover1915
Sharpening the Blade cover1916
Tempering the Blade cover1917
Sheathing the Blade cover1918

by

Frank Rockland

Settings

Forging the Weapon is set mainly in Valcarier and Salisbury Plains between August 1914 to December 1914.

Valcartier Camp
On August 2, 1914, Colonel Sam Hughes arrived by special train to Quebec City and was driven the twenty miles to Valcartier for an inspection. He was considering the site as the mobilization base in the event that British declared war on Germany. more...

Salisbury Plain
During the fall and winter of 1914 the Canadians endured one of the wettest falls in living memory at Salisbury Plain. Since the chalk base didn’t allow for much drainage there was frequent flooding. For many years after the war veterans would recall those first months as the worst they had to endure. more...