Vimy Ridge : A Canadian Reassessment
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
155458227X
ISBN-13
9781554582273
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Imprint
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Country of Manufacture
CA
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 30th, 2007
Print length
368 Pages
Weight
542 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.20 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000Military historyFirst World War
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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.
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