Vimy: The Battle and the Legend Paris at War For soldiers

For soldiers

Many consider the Russian Revolution to be the most significant event of the twentieth century

The backbone of the narrative was created from the Official History

and French premier Georges Clemenceau—met in Paris to shape a lasting peace

He investigates the issues which had a crucial effect on the course of the battle

Vimy: The Battle and the Legend Paris at War For soldiersDescription by Tim Cook Paperback A bold new telling of the defining battle of the Great War, and how it came to signify and solidify Canadas 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, Canadas foremost military historian and a Charles Taylor Prize winner,