Sir Arthur Currie
In this talk, which was delivered 'live' to an online audience, Tim Cook discusses Sir Arthur Currie who was Canada’s greatest battlefield general. Currie's art of command was learned on the Western Front through defeat and victory.
This illustrated presentation explores Currie’s rise from lieutenant-colonel to corps commander, with an emphasis on his wartime experience after the April 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge.
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