On the morning of April 9, 1917, troops of the Canadian Corps under General Julian Byng attacked the formidable German defences of Vimy Ridge. Since then, generations of Canadians have shared a deep emotional attachment to the battle, inspired partly by the spectacular memorial on the battlefield. Although the event is considered central in Canadian military history, most people know very little about what happened during that memorable Easter in northern France. Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment draws on the work of a new generation of scholars who explore the battle from three perspectives. The first assesses the Canadian Corps within the wider context of the Western Front in 1917. The second explores Canadian leadership, training, and preparations and details the story of each of the four Canadian divisions. The final section concentrates on the commemoration of Vimy Ridge, both for contemporaries and later generations of Canadians. This long-overdue collection, based on original research, replaces mythology with new perspectives, new details, and a new understanding of the men who fought and died for the remarkable achievement that was the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Co-published with the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies
Geoffrey Hayes was born in Pasadena, California on December 3, 1947. He studied at Hunter College, the Art Students League, and the School of Visual Arts. Before becoming a children's author and illustrator, he worked in the art department at an advertising firm and in the interior design department at an architectural firm. In 1974, he brought a portfolio of his artwork to Harper and Row. His first picture book, Bear by Himself, was published in 1976. He created more than 50 books for children including the Otto and Uncle Tooth early reader series, Benny and Penny in Just Pretend, and Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!, which won the 2010 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. He also illustrated several works by other authors including When the Wind Blew by Margaret Wise Brown, which was selected as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. He died on June 2, 2017 at the age of 69.
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| List of Illustrations | p. ix |
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Acknowledgements | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Strategic Background | |
| Vimy Ridge and the Battle of Arras: A British Perspective | p. 15 |
| The End of the Beginning: The Canadian Corps in 1917 | p. 31 |
| Vimy Ridge: The Battlefield before the Canadians, 1914-1916 | p. 51 |
| The Battle for Vimy Ridge, 9-12 April 1917 | |
| "Old Wine in New Bottles": A Comparison of British and Canadian Preparations for the Battle of Arras | p. 65 |
| Julian Byng and Leadership in the Canadian Corps | p. 87 |
| The Gunners at Vimy: "We are Hammering Fritz to Pieces" | p. 105 |
| The Sappers of Vimy: Specialized Support for the Assault of 9 April 1917 | p. 125 |
| The Canadian Army Medical Corps at Vimy Ridge | p. 139 |
| The 1st Canadian Division: An Operational Mosaic | p. 155 |
| The 2nd Canadian Division: A "Most Spectacular Battle" | p. 171 |
| The 3rd Canadian Division: Forgotten Victory | p. 193 |
| The 4th Canadian Division: "Trenches Should Never be Saved" | p. 211 |
| The German Army at Vimy Ridge | p. 225 |
| In the Shadow of Vimy Ridge: The Canadian Corps in April and May 1917 | p. 239 |
| Aftermath and Memory | |
| Battle Verse: Poetry and Nationalism after Vimy Ridge | p. 265 |
| "After the Agony in Stony Places": The Meaning and Significance of the Vimy Monument | p. 279 |
| Safeguarding Sanctity: Canada and the Vimy Memorial during the Second World War | p. 291 |
| Afterthoughts | p. 313 |
| Appendices | |
| Order of Battle-Vimy Ridge | p. 319 |
| Lest We Forget: The Men of Vimy Ridge | p. 331 |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 335 |
| Contributors | p. 338 |
| Index | p. 341 |
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On the morning of April 9, 1917, troops of the Canadian Corps under General Julian Byng attacked the formidable German defences of Vimy Ridge. Since then, generations of Canadians have shared a deep emotional attachment to the battle, inspired partly by the spectacular memorial on the battlefield. Although the event is considered central in Canadian military history, most people know very little about what happened during that memorable Easter in northern France. Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment draws on the work of a new generation of scholars who explore the battle from three perspectives. The first assesses the Canadian Corps within the wider context of the Western Front in 1917. The second explores Canadian leadership, training, and preparations and details the story of each of the four Canadian divisions. The final section concentrates on the commemoration of Vimy Ridge, both for contemporaries and later generations of Canadians. This long-overdue collection, based on original research, replaces mythology with new perspectives, new details, and a new understanding of the men who fought and died for the remarkable achievement that was the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Co-published with the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies
Geoffrey Hayes was born in Pasadena, California on December 3, 1947. He studied at Hunter College, the Art Students League, and the School of Visual Arts. Before becoming a children's author and illustrator, he worked in the art department at an advertising firm and in the interior design department at an architectural firm. In 1974, he brought a portfolio of his artwork to Harper and Row. His first picture book, Bear by Himself, was published in 1976. He created more than 50 books for children including the Otto and Uncle Tooth early reader series, Benny and Penny in Just Pretend, and Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!, which won the 2010 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. He also illustrated several works by other authors including When the Wind Blew by Margaret Wise Brown, which was selected as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. He died on June 2, 2017 at the age of 69.
| List of Illustrations | p. ix |
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Acknowledgements | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Strategic Background | |
| Vimy Ridge and the Battle of Arras: A British Perspective | p. 15 |
| The End of the Beginning: The Canadian Corps in 1917 | p. 31 |
| Vimy Ridge: The Battlefield before the Canadians, 1914-1916 | p. 51 |
| The Battle for Vimy Ridge, 9-12 April 1917 | |
| "Old Wine in New Bottles": A Comparison of British and Canadian Preparations for the Battle of Arras | p. 65 |
| Julian Byng and Leadership in the Canadian Corps | p. 87 |
| The Gunners at Vimy: "We are Hammering Fritz to Pieces" | p. 105 |
| The Sappers of Vimy: Specialized Support for the Assault of 9 April 1917 | p. 125 |
| The Canadian Army Medical Corps at Vimy Ridge | p. 139 |
| The 1st Canadian Division: An Operational Mosaic | p. 155 |
| The 2nd Canadian Division: A "Most Spectacular Battle" | p. 171 |
| The 3rd Canadian Division: Forgotten Victory | p. 193 |
| The 4th Canadian Division: "Trenches Should Never be Saved" | p. 211 |
| The German Army at Vimy Ridge | p. 225 |
| In the Shadow of Vimy Ridge: The Canadian Corps in April and May 1917 | p. 239 |
| Aftermath and Memory | |
| Battle Verse: Poetry and Nationalism after Vimy Ridge | p. 265 |
| "After the Agony in Stony Places": The Meaning and Significance of the Vimy Monument | p. 279 |
| Safeguarding Sanctity: Canada and the Vimy Memorial during the Second World War | p. 291 |
| Afterthoughts | p. 313 |
| Appendices | |
| Order of Battle-Vimy Ridge | p. 319 |
| Lest We Forget: The Men of Vimy Ridge | p. 331 |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 335 |
| Contributors | p. 338 |
| Index | p. 341 |
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