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and then lost. The Great War revealed
to the world the utter madness of modern warfare. The Lost Generation of the
war refers not only to the men who never returned, but also to those who survived
but were spiritually and mentally wounded forever.
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more than 60,000 Canadians
died. In total, more than 8.5 million troops lost their lives in the “war
to end all wars.” Of course, ironically, a little more than 20 years later,
in 1939, the world would again be plunged into a global conflict of even more
staggering proportions. |
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Party of Canadians
Canadians walk through a devastated French village after
the Battle of Vimy Ridge. |
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