Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment by Geoffrey Hayes PAPERBACK 9781554582273

Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment\nby Geoffrey Hayes\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Geoffrey Hayes\nTitle: Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Warfare and defence\nPublisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press\nPublication year: 2007\nISBN-13: 9781554582273\nISBN-10: 155458227X\nRRP: \u00A333.95\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nOn 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 d.