| Praise for Ted Barris's Victory at Vimy...
"Barris has gathered the best of these soldiers' words to tell his
story, often with breathtaking simplicity and grace ... The
accompanying maps, graphics and photographs are first-rate, making it
easily the best book for those few Canadians who are completely
unfamiliar with Vimy Ridge, and a must-read for the vast majority who
have heard of the battle but know little about the details." -
National Post
"[Barris] lets the front-line soldiers tell their stories in a
dazzling recreation of the battle ... Here are the men ... their
letters, journals post-war interviews and other original source
treasures carefully mined by Barris and seamlessly fused into one of
the most poignant narratives ever written about the Great War." -
Calgary Herald
"Through a masterful use of oral histories, personal letters and
memoirs ... historian Ted Barris has created a fitting memorial to the
ordinary Canadian soldiers, who fought 90 years ago in the War to End
All Wars. Rarely have the thoughts and feelings of so many spoken so
clearly through the widening mist of history." - Winnipeg Free
Press
"The book concentrates on relationships between boys who were
originally strangers, but soon became comrades for life under the
partnership system ... Ted Barris has produced a magnificent account
of the land battle at Vimy Ridge." - Esprit de Corps |
