Introduction Robert “Bob” Edward Manuel Sr. (21 February 1935 50 14 April 2017) was a Korean War veteran best known for getting Vimy Ridge recognised as a National Heritage Day in Canada. Refer to Battle of Vimy Ridge (1917), Vimy Ridge Day, Vimy Ridge (March), Vimy Award, and Canadian National Vimy Memorial. Early Life Robert… Read More
Introduction The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a war memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War. It also serves as the place of commemoration for Canadian soldiers of the First World War killed or presumed dead in France who have no known grave.… Read More
Introduction The Battle of Vimy Ridge was part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in the First Army, against three divisions of the German 6th Army. The battle took place from 09 to 12… Read More
Introduction Vimy Ridge Day is a day to commemorate the deaths and casualties of members of the Canadian Corps in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, which took place during World War I. The holiday has been observed annually on 09 April since 2003. It is a non-statutory observance. Refer to Robert Manauel, Vimy Ridge (March),… Read More
Introduction Victory gardens, also called war gardens or food gardens for defence, were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Germany during World War I and World War II. In wartime, governments encouraged people to plant victory gardens not only to… Read More
Introduction In politics and military planning, a war effort is a coordinated mobilisation of society’s resources – both industrial and human – towards the support of a military force. Depending on the militarisation of the culture, the relative size of the armed forces and the society supporting them, the style of government, and the famous… Read More
Introduction A war economy or wartime economy is the set of contingencies undertaken by a modern state to mobilise its economy for war production. Refer to War Effort. Philippe Le Billon describes a war economy as a “system of producing, mobilising and allocating resources to sustain the violence.” Some measures taken include the increasing of… Read More
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