"One chill Easter dawn in 1917, a blizzard blowing in their faces, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in France went over the top of a muddy scarp knows as Vimy Ridge. Within hours, they held in their grasp what had eluded both British and French armies in over two years o…
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One chill Easter dawn in 1917, a blizzard blowing in their faces, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in France went over the top of a muddy scarp knows as Vimy Ridge. Within hours, they held in their grasp what had eluded both British and French armies in over two years of…
"One chill Easter dawn in 1917, a blizzard blowing in their faces, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in France went over the top of a muddy scarp knows as Vimy Ridge. Within hours, they held in their grasp what had eluded both British and French armies in over two years o…
"Beginning with the armistice in 1918, Canadians constructed a version of the First World War that stressed traditional values, continuity, and the positive results of the war experience. In Death So Noble, Jonathan Vance examines this mythical reconstruction, arguing that it so…
"Beginning with the armistice in 1918, Canadians constructed a version of the First World War that stressed traditional values, continuity, and the positive results of the war experience. In Death So Noble, Jonathan Vance examines this mythical reconstruction, arguing that it so…
Beginning with the armistice in 1918, Canadians constructed a version of the First World War that stressed traditional values, continuity, and the positive results of the war experience. In Death So Noble, Jonathan Vance examines this mythical reconstruction, arguing that it sou…
Beginning with the armistice in 1918, Canadians constructed a version of the First World War that stressed traditional values, continuity, and the positive results of the war experience. In Death So Noble, Jonathan Vance examines this mythical reconstruction, arguing that it sou…
The first book of a two-volume study examines the early battles, life in the trenches, and the slow evolution in tactics and weapons. Includes previously unpublished photographs, letters, diaries and maps from the Canadian War Museum.
"At the sharp end" features never-before-published photographs, letters, diaries, and maps recounting the devastation and triumphs of the Great War through the soldier's eyewitness accounts. This volume focuses on early battles of Second Ypres, St. Eloi, Mount Sorrel, and the So…
The most comprehensive history of Canadians in World War One - the first book in a groundbreaking two-volume series. It heralds a growing interest in World War One history with a CBC documentary currently under development.