Primary Documents and Official Accounts:
G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War: Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919. Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1964. (Available online as a PDF.) http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/oh-ho/detail-eng.asp?BfBookLang=1&BfId=22 See Chapters 13, 14 & 15: Chapter 13: Amiens, 8-11 August 1918. Chapter 14: Through the Hindenburg Line to Cambrai Chapter 15: The Final Advance, 12 October-11 November Internet Resources: Library and Archives Canada: We Were There: Georges P. Vanier (22nd French Canadian Battalion) (Excerpts from personal diary, war diaries, other photos/paintings.) http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/firstworldwar/025005-2800-e.html Veterans Affairs Canada - Last Hundred Days http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/first-world-war/last-hundred-days |
Historians’ Perspectives:
Introductory articles available online: Legion Magazine: Canada & the Victoria Cross Series Securing Victory: Part 13 of 18 January 1, 2006 by Arthur Bishop https://legionmagazine.com/en/2006/01/securing-victory/ The Magnificent Seven: Part 12 of 18 November 1, 2005 by Arthur Bishop https://legionmagazine.com/en/2005/11/the-magnificent-seven/ On the Offensive in 1918: Part 11 of 18 September 1, 2005 by Arthur Bishop https://legionmagazine.com/en/2005/09/on-the-offensive-in-1918/ |