Remembering Vimy Ridge, 1917 – 96 Years Later

The Battle of Vimy Ridge
from April 9-12, 1917 in the First World War is often seen as a watershed
moment in the development of a Canadian national consciousness as it was the
first time that all four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
participated in the same battle. Add to that careful planning and preparation,
in-depth training, and extensive artillery support for a successful result,
albeit at a high cost of 3,598 Canadians killed and 7,004 wounded. In 1922, a grateful
France ceded the Vimy Ridge territory forever to Canada where the current
and recently restored Vimy
Memorial stands.

Those wishing to access a brief account of the
battle can read the main entry from the Canadian
Encyclopedia here and
the featured entry for April 2013 from the Canadian Encyclopedia here.
Customers interested in learning more about the Battle of Vimy Ridge can borrow
materials from Toronto Public Library collections including the following books
and DVDs: