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The Great War Tour
Ep: 1 "Arthur Currie: Master of War"
Norm Christie takes us on a pilgrimage to significant Great War sites - some famous, others almost totally unknown - and tells the stories of Canadian men and women whose skills and courage turned Canada into a force on the world stage. Among them is General Sir Arthur Currie, who commanded the Canadian Corps in impressive victories at Passchendaele and the last battles of WWI.
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Arthur Currie: Master of War
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The Missing
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Sacred Places
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The Vimy Pilgrimage
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Arthur Currie: Master of War
Norm Christie retraces General Sir Arthur Currie’s rise in the Canadian Corps from amateur soldier to the most successful Allied general. (1 of 4)
The Missing
20,000 Canadian soldiers killed in the Great War are still missing. Norm Christie reveals why so many men disappeared. (2 of 4)
Sacred Places
Norm discovers how little-visited burial grounds, with thousands of Canadian dead, are truly our 'sacred places'. (3 of 4)
The Vimy Pilgrimage
Norm reveals the story of the largest peacetime armada in Canadian history. (4 of 4)