First World War Documentaries
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian and Hungarian thrones, was assassinated. Thanks to a complex web of alliances, and a month of failed negotiations, the First World War began in August 1914. Britain declared war on Germany on the 4th. This meant that Canada, still considered part of the British empire, was also at war automatically. By the end of the war, though, Canada had earned the right to sign the peace treaty as an independent nation. Unfortunately, this "birth of a nation" came at a cost. More than 60,000 Canadian soldiers were dead. NEVER AGAIN!
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War amputee Perce Lemmon recalls his experiences as a young soldier fighting in the trenches of the First World War.
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The Royal Newfoundland Regiment was "raised from scratch," and became one of the most formidable fighting units of the First World War.
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War Amps members who survived the destruction of the First World War talk about their experiences.
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It tells of the sacrifices of Ypres, the Somme, Vimy Ridge, and Passchendaele. It also reveals some of the lesser known facts of the Great War.
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This is the story of Canadian artist Mary Riter Hamilton. Her battlefield paintings depict the devastation caused by the First World War.
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