New Brunswick and the Conscription Crisis of 1917
by
Andrew Theobald
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
In 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Vimy Ridge in northern France, and a myth grew that Canada -- as a nation -- was born on its slopes. But the cost was tremendous: 10,000 Canadians were killed, wounded, or went missing in the three-day battle. Shortly thereafter, Prime Minister Robert Borden assembled...