IT was a historic and bloody battle that saw more than 3,000 brave Canadian troops killed as they seized Vimy Ridge from the clutches of the Germans. On Easter Monday, 1917, more than 15,000 Canadi… ...

Graphic: How Canadians won the Battle of Vimy Ridge. On Easter Monday 1917, Canadian forces, fighting for the first time together, would capture most of the German positions by the afternoon.

Read story transcript. On its centennial, the Battle of Vimy Ridge was called "a turning point in the First World War and for Canada," "Canada's coming-of-age, and "the battle that defined us."But ...

As Vimy vet F. F. Worthington wrote in another 1967 history of the battle, after Vimy, "to be British was not enough; we were Canadian and could do a good job of paddling our own canoe." ...

Military historian Tim Cook’s latest book, Vimy: The Battle and the Legend, examines the fighting at Vimy Ridge, and the continuing battle over its meaning.The unveiling of the Vimy Memorial in ...

Vimy Ridge, an engagement during the Battle Of Arras, lasted from April 9 to May 16, 1917 and claimed 18,000 Scottish lives – the highest concentration of Scots in any First World War campaign. ...

“The battle, indeed, the entire war is a story of unity and collaboration of Canadian ingenuity, bravery and sacrifice.” Readers share their experiences at the Vimy centennial celebrations ...

When the Battle of Vimy Ridge ended in April 1917, Lt. Leslie Miller grabbed a handful of acorns from fallen trees. Over the past century they've grown in Canada, and now close friend, Monty ...

IT was a historic and bloody battle that saw more than 3,000 brave Canadian troops killed as they seized Vimy Ridge from the clutches of the Germans. On Easter Monday, 1917, more than 15,000 Canadi… ...