Vimy (Paperback)

Tim Cook

ISBN 10: 0735233187 / ISBN 13: 9780735233188

Published by Prentice Hall Press, Mississauga, 2018

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Paperback. A bold new telling of the defining battle of the Great War, and how it came to signify and solidify Canada's national identity.A bold new telling of the defining battle of the Great War, and how it came to signify and solidify Canada's national identity.Why does Vimy loom so large in Canada's identity-and should it? Tim Cook, Canada's foremost military historian and a RBC Taylor Prize winner, examines the battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 and the way the memory of it has evolved over a hundred years. Vimy is unlike any other battle in Canadian history- it has been described as the "birth of the nation." But the meaning of that phrase has never been explored, nor has any writer explained why the battle continues to resonate with Canadians. The Vimy battle that began April 9, 1917, marked the first time the four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force fought together. 10,600 men were killed or injured over four days-twice the casualty rate of the Dieppe Raid in August 1942.Cook has uncovered new material and photographs from official archives and private collections across Canada and from around the world. Many of these resources have never been used before by other historians, writers, or filmmakers.This book is about more than a defining battle- it is a story of Canadian identity and memory, by a writer who brings history alive. A bold new telling of the defining battle of the Great War, and how it came to signify and solidify Canada's national identity. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Vimy (Paperback)
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Press, Mississauga
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0735233187
• ISBN 13: 9780735233188
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

On the 100th anniversary of the event, and as Canada celebrates 150 years as a country, Vimy is a fitting tribute to those who fought the country's defining battle. It is also a stirring account of Canadian identity and memory, told by a masterful storyteller.

About the Author

TIM COOK is Chief Historian and Director of Research at the Canadian War Museum. His bestselling books have won multiple awards, including three Ottawa Book Awards for Literary Non-Fiction and two C.P. Stacey Awards for the best book in Canadian military history. In 2008 he won the J.W. Dafoe Prize for At the Sharp End and again in 2018 for Vimy The Battle and the Legend. Shock Troops won the 2009 RBC Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. Cook is a frequent commentator in the media, and a member of the Royal Society of Canada and the Order of Canada.