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    Vimy: A Battle Remembered, Hill 70: A Battle Forgotten

    March 1, 2012 by Tim Cook
    The Battle of Vimy Ridge remains an iconic event in Canadian history. Fought from April 9 to 12, 1917, it is celebrated in history books, resonates in popular culture and is firmly lodged in Canadian consciousness. The erection of Walter Allward’s stunning memorial on the...
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    The War That Changed The World

    September 7, 2008 by Tim Cook
    Canadian soldiers—by the truckload—celebrate after the Battle of Vimy Ridge. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA001353 Canada is on the razor’s edge of lived memory. At the time of writing this story, there is only one Canadian veteran left alive from the First World War. In...
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    The Edge Of Hell

    March 1, 2007 by Tim Cook
    INSET PHOTO: FRANK ROYAL, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA170783; ILLUSTRATION: STEPHEN SNIDER Gregory Clark (inset) also served as a war correspondent in WW II. Dear old Governor, This is Good Friday, and I am spending the day girding myself for action. For our Easter Sunday, with...
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    Canada’s Eye Witness

    March 1, 2006 by Tim Cook
    PHOTOS: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA022967; ANDREW M.K. ALEXANDER, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA195987 Lord Beaverbrook (centre) poses with officers and ladies during WW I. Inset: Beaverbrook (second right) outside Canadian Cavalry Brigade headquarters in France in August 1916. The officer on the far left is Gen....