The Greatest Victory: Canada's One Hundred Days, 1918

by J.L. Granatstein

Book Overview

The battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 is a much celebrated moment in both Canadian and European military history. Vimy was a costly success. While it did improve military and public morale, the reality is that it was more of a symbolic victory than a strategic one (the Germans retreated a few miles and many lives had been lost).

Surprisingly, few Canadians are familiar with the real story of Canadian military success and sacrifice: the Hundred...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199009317
• ISBN13: 9780199009312
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.7"