
Art of Vimy
The war wasn’t over yet and already Vimy Ridge was being hailed back home as a seminal battle that could forever change Canada’s place in
The war wasn’t over yet and already Vimy Ridge was being hailed back home as a seminal battle that could forever change Canada’s place in
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.