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Index
  Eve of War Wake of War  
     World Context
        The Power Keg
        The Spark
        The Lines Are Drawn
        The Industrial Revolution and War
        In the Trenches
   Rally the Nation
        Britain Enters the War
        Doing Our Bit
        The Donated Army
        The Dark Side of Patriotism
        The Patriotic Zeal of Sam Hughes
        The Pulpits of Persuasion
        Posters and Pianos
   Preparing for the Fight
        The Pre-war Militia
        Hughes Starts Recruiting, His Way
        Valcartier Rises
        You're In the Army Now
        Fight Globally, Equip Locally
        Off to England
        Prelude to the Front

The War Years
  Overview
        Homefront
        Western Front
  Homefront
        Sacrifice at Home
        Industry
        Conscription
  Neuve-Chapelle
        Context
        Tactics and Strategy
        New Developments
        Significance and Losses
  Second Battle of Ypres
        Context
        Tactics and Strategy
        New Developments
        Significance and Losses
   The Somme
        Context
        Tactics and Strategy
        New Developments
        Significance and Losses
  Vimy Ridge
        Context
        Tactics and Strategy
        New Developments
        Significance and Losses
  Passchendaele
        Context
        Tactics and Strategy
        New Developments
        Significance and Losses
  Hundred Days Offensive (including Canal Du Nord)
        Context
        Tactics and Strategy
        New Developments
        Significance and Losses

   World Context
        Victory
        Armistice
        The Paris Peace Conference
        The Group of Ten
        Treaty of Versailles
   National Impact
        After the Cheering
        Return of Troops
        The Casualties of War
        The Injured
        Prohibition
   Legacy
        Seaking Independence
        Seat in the League of Nations
        The Economic Impact

Notable
   Heroes
        Courage and Carnage
        Heroism in the Air
        William Avery “Billy” Bishop, 1894 - 1956.
        Heroism and Death
   Women
        Overview
        Nurses
        Homefront
   From the Rock
        Signing Up
        The Homefront
        Setting Themselves Apart
        The Somme
        Rest of War
   First Nations
        Contribution
        From Coast to Coast
        Snipers, Scouts and Quiet Heroes
        Tom Longboat and other Quiet Heroes
   La Belle Province Goes to War
        Context
        The Conscription Crisis
        The Conscription Election
        Conscription: Effects and Outcomes
   Life Goes On ...

In Their Boots
Follow these individuals as their lives are shaped by the events of the The Great War.

Lest We Forget
Looking for history
Preserving History

Behind the scenes
The making of Passchendaele the movie

Directors Blog
Looking for history

The Film
Looking for history
     
 
 

 
 
 
 
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