Over There With The Canadians At Vimy Ridge
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Over There With The Canadians At Vimy Ridge
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Author : George Harvey Ralphson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Over There With The Canadians At Vimy Ridge written by George Harvey Ralphson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
Over There With The Canadians At Vimy Ridge
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Author : George Ralphson
language : en
Publisher: Litres
Release Date : 2021-01-18
Over There With The Canadians At Vimy Ridge written by George Ralphson and has been published by Litres this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-18 with Fiction categories.
Canada And The Battle Of Vimy Ridge 9 12 April 1917
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Author : Brereton Greenhous
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Canada And The Battle Of Vimy Ridge 9 12 April 1917 written by Brereton Greenhous and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Vimy Ridge, Battle of, France, 1917 categories.
"Ninety years ago, Canadians defined who they were based on their region, province, culture and ethnic communities. Our national identity was little more than a vague notion. At that time, when Canada was still carving out its place on the world stage, our country was called to fight alongside the Allies during the First World War. History would remember the victories and courage of our soldiers, but if there was one battle that would forge our national identity, it was the Battle of Vimy Ridge"--Page [10].
Vimy
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Author : Tim Cook
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2017-03-07
Vimy written by Tim Cook and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-07 with History categories.
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the 2018 JW Dafoe Book Prize Longlisted for British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction 2018 Runner-up for the 2018 Templer Medal Book Prize Finalist for the 2018 Ottawa Book Awards A bold new telling of the defining battle of the Great War, and how it came to signify and solidify Canada’s national identity Why does Vimy matter? How did a four-day battle at the midpoint of the Great War, a clash that had little strategic impact on the larger Allied war effort, become elevated to a national symbol of Canadian identity? Tim Cook, Canada’s foremost military historian and a Charles Taylor Prize winner, examines the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the way the memory of it has evolved over 100 years. The operation that began April 9, 1917, was the first time the four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together. More than 10,000 Canadian soldiers were killed or injured over four days—twice the casualty rate of the Dieppe Raid in August 1942. The Corps’ victory solidified its reputation among allies and opponents as an elite fighting force. In the wars’ aftermath, Vimy was chosen as the site for the country’s strikingly beautiful monument to mark Canadian sacrifice and service. Over time, the legend of Vimy took on new meaning, with some calling it the “birth of the nation.” The remarkable story of Vimy is a layered skein of facts, myths, wishful thinking, and conflicting narratives. Award-winning writer Tim Cook explores why the battle continues to resonate with Canadians a century later. He has uncovered fresh material and photographs from official archives and private collections across Canada and from around the world. On the 100th anniversary of the event, and as Canada celebrates 150 years as a country, Vimy is a fitting tribute to those who fought the country’s defining battle. It is also a stirring account of Canadian identity and memory, told by a masterful storyteller.
Vimy
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Author : Pierre Berton
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2012-11-19
Vimy written by Pierre Berton and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-19 with History categories.
The bestselling, award-winning author of The American Invasion of Canada “has given great drama and immediacy to that turning point in Canadian history” (Maclean’s). On Easter Monday 1917 with a blizzard blowing in their faces, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in France seized and held the best-defended German bastion on the Western Front—the muddy scarp of Vimy Ridge. The British had failed to take the Ridge, and so had the French who had lost 150,000 men in the attempt. Yet these magnificent colonial troops did so in a morning at the cost of only 10,000 casualties. The author recounts this remarkable feat of arms with both pace and style. He has gathered many personal accounts from soldiers who fought at Vimy. He describes the commanders and the men, the organization and the training, and above all notes the thorough preparation for the attack from which the British General Staff could have learned much. The action is placed within the context both of the Battle of Arras, of which this attack was part, and as a milestone in the development of Canada as a nation. “This wonderful book brings to life the amazing men who came across the Atlantic nearly a century ago and won a famous victory which helped change a nation forever . . . the wonderful prose of Pierre Berton is all from the heart and you should share in it.” —War History Online “The cinematic writing plunks the reader in the midst of the actual battle, and a judicious use of quotes from soldiers’ diaries and letters helps provide a ground-level perspective.” —Quill & Quire
Vimy Ridge
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Author : Geoffrey Hayes
language : en
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Release Date : 2009-10-22
Vimy Ridge written by Geoffrey Hayes and has been published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-22 with History categories.
On the morning of April 9, 1917, troops of the Canadian Corps under General Julian Byng attacked the formidable German defences of Vimy Ridge. Since then, generations of Canadians have shared a deep emotional attachment to the battle, inspired partly by the spectacular memorial on the battlefield. Although the event is considered central in Canadian military history, most people know very little about what happened during that memorable Easter in northern France. Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment draws on the work of a new generation of scholars who explore the battle from three perspectives. The first assesses the Canadian Corps within the wider context of the Western Front in 1917. The second explores Canadian leadership, training, and preparations and details the story of each of the four Canadian divisions. The final section concentrates on the commemoration of Vimy Ridge, both for contemporaries and later generations of Canadians. This long-overdue collection, based on original research, replaces mythology with new perspectives, new details, and a new understanding of the men who fought and died for the remarkable achievement that was the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Co-published with the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies
The Battle For Vimy Ridge 1917
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Author : Nigel Cave
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2007-10-06
The Battle For Vimy Ridge 1917 written by Nigel Cave and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-06 with History categories.
In a new departure in the Battleground Europe series, this book is a guide to both sides of a major battle in this case to the Canadian Corps operations against 1st Bavarian Reserve Corps at Vimy from 9 12 April 1917, which formed part of the opening of the British offensive, known as the Battle of Arras. Historically, the capture of Vimy Ridge was an event far more significant than its undoubted military importance alone. Here for the first time all four divisions of the Canadian Corps were deployed in line together in one offensive; and although the Corps went to fight even greater battles, Vimy marked a key point in the emergence of Canada as a fully sovereign nation.Although the Canadian side of the story has been well chronicled by a number of writers, until now there has been little concerning the defense during this great battle. Now, the accounts of the German soldiers and their commanders are combined with those of the Canadians and British deployed on the other side of No Mans Land and not simply those who fought above ground, but tunnelers also.
Canada Remembers The Battle Of Vimy Ridge
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Canada Remembers The Battle Of Vimy Ridge written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
"The decades since the Battle of Vimy Ridge have slipped by, but the legacy of the Canadians who accomplished so much in that important First World War battle lives on. Some say that Canada came of age as a country on those harsh April days in 1917"--Introduction.
Over There With The Marines At Chateau Thierry
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Author : G. Harvey Ralphson
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-09-05
Over There With The Marines At Chateau Thierry written by G. Harvey Ralphson and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-05 with Fiction categories.
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The Vimy Trap
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Author : Ian McKay
language : en
Publisher: Between the Lines
Release Date : 2017-03-16
The Vimy Trap written by Ian McKay and has been published by Between the Lines this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-16 with History categories.
The story of the bloody 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge is, according to many of today’s tellings, a heroic founding moment for Canada. This noble, birth-of-a-nation narrative is regularly applied to the Great War in general. Yet this mythical tale is rather new. “Vimyism”— today’s official story of glorious, martial patriotism—contrasts sharply with the complex ways in which veterans, artists, clerics, and even politicians who had supported the war interpreted its meaning over the decades. Was the Great War a futile imperial debacle? A proud, nation-building milestone? Contending Great War memories have helped to shape how later wars were imagined. The Vimy Trap provides a powerful probe of commemoration cultures. This subtle, fast-paced work of public history—combining scholarly insight with sharp-eyed journalism, and based on primary sources and school textbooks, battlefield visits and war art—explains both how and why peace and war remain contested terrain in ever-changing landscapes of Canadian memory.