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Long download timeRunning Time: 12:54 hrsNarrator: Philip HarrisonPublisher:Crane Library, 2015
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- Author: Berton, PierreDate:Created1986Summary:
Drawing on unpublished personal accounts and interviews, Berton brings home what it was like for the young men, some no more than sixteen years old, who clawed their way up the sodden, shell-torn slopes in a struggle they innocently believed would make war obsolete. He tells of the soldiers who endured horrific conditions to secure this great victory, painting a vivid picture of trench warfare. In his account of this great battle, Pierre Berton brilliantly illuminated the moment of tragedy and greatness that marked Canada's emergence as a nation.
Genre:Subject(s): Military campaigns | Canada | France | Vimy Ridge, Battle of (France : 1917) | World War, 1914-1918 | NationalismOriginal Publisher: Toronto, Ont., McClelland and StewartLanguage(s): English