Victory 1918 – The Last 100 Days
$9.95
by Tim Cook and J. L. Granatstein
The Hundred Days campaign contributed decisively to ending the First World War. The Canadian Corps, forever after marked as elite “shock troops,” played a key role in the Allied victory. One hundred years after the end of the war, Tim Cook and J. L. Granatstein delve into this series of battles in a visual and evocative souvenir catalogue.
Victory 1918 – The Last 100 Days
by Tim Cook and J. L. Granatstein
October 2018, ISBN: 978-0-660-25254-4
120 pages, 56 illustrations, 15 x 15 cm, paperback
The First World War was won in the last hundred days.
The Hundred Days campaign — a series of bitterly fought battles along the Western Front between August and November 1918 — contributed decisively to ending the war. The Canadian Corps, forever after marked as elite “shock troops,” played a key role in the Allied victory.
One hundred years after the end of the war, Tim Cook and J. L. Granatstein delve into this series of battles in a visual and evocative souvenir catalogue. Artworks, artifacts and historical photos are woven together with the powerful stories of Canadians who participated in this costly combat.
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Dr. Tim Cook, C.M., is a historian at the Canadian War Museum; Dr. J. L. Granatstein, O.C., is the Museum’s former Director and CEO. Both are award-winning authors, of 11 and more than 70 books on Canadian military and political history, respectively.
