For more than a century, the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry has been closely associated with the Canadian Prairies. With battalions based in Edmonton, Alberta, and Shilo, Manitoba, generations of soldiers have trained, served, and deployed from western Canada while contributing to the regiment's long history of military service.
Written to mark the regiment's centenary, David J. Bercuson's history traces the development of the PPCLI from its formation in 1914 through the First and Second World Wars, Korea, peacekeeping operations, and Afghanistan. Drawing on regimental archives, photographs, maps, and first-hand accounts, the volume examines the regiment's service in Canada and overseas while documenting a century of its history and traditions.
