WHAT’S ON AT THE CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM – PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2010

Posted on: 30/09/2010

WHAT’S ON AT THE
CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM

PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2010

Events are free with Museum admission unless otherwise indicated.

Family Activity: The Musket
Weekends in October —10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Discover the origins of fire power. Learn how to roll cartridges and see how a musket works.
Gallery 1: Battleground

Book Launch: Dr. Tim Cook and The Madman and the Butcher
Sunday, October 3—2 p.m.
Museum historian Dr. Tim Cook’s latest work, The Madman and the Butcher, is a powerful double biography of Sam Hughes and Arthur Currie. The story, based on newly uncovered sources, is one of the most shocking and highly publicized libel trials in Canadian history. Set against the backdrop of Canadians fighting in the First World War, this engaging narrative explores Canada’s role in the war, the need to place blame for the terrible loss of lives, the nation’s discomfort with heroes, and the very public war of reputations that raged on after the guns fell silent. A book signing will follow the lecture. Don’t miss your chance to see Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie’s medals and uniform, on display exclusively for this event.
Free activity
Barney Danson Theatre

Lecture: Military Dress Boots of the Emperors
Presented in partnership with the Archaeological Institute of America
Thursday, October 21—7 p.m.
Dr. Connie Rodriguez explores the military dress boot styles of the Roman emperors from the Julio-Claudian era to the Antonine period.
Free activity
Barney Danson Theatre

Book Launch: UBC Press New Releases
Thursday, October 28—6:30 p.m.
Join Canadian historians James G. Fergusson, Serge Marc Durflinger, Benjamin Isitt and James Wood in an enlightening discussion about their most recent books on military history. Cash bar and book signing will follow the discussion.
Free activity
Barney Danson Theatre

The books:
Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence, 1954–2009
Déjà vu all over again
James G. Fergusson
This insightful book offers the first full account, based on newly declassified information, of Canada’s uncertain response to U.S. ballistic missile defence initiatives and reveals the implications of our political hesitance.

Veterans with a Vision
Canada’s War Blinded in Peace and War
Serge Marc Durflinger
A vibrant, poignant and very human history of war-blinded veterans and of the advocacy organization they founded, the Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded.

From Victoria to Vladivostok
Canada’s Siberian Expedition, 1917–19
Benjamin Isitt
A highly readable and provocative book that brings to life a forgotten chapter in history: the journe