... historic achievement that changed Canada's presence as a colonial land to an independent nation in the eyes of the world. The four divisions of the Canadian Corps in France did what neither the British nor the French armies had been able to do in more than two years of fighting. The French ... One of the key arguments that the author makes about the significance of this battle in making the Canadian image is that the brief explosive battle at Vimy Ridge "turned thousands into Canadians." Before Vimy, the Canadian Expeditionary Force poked fun at themselves by chanting tunes such as, "We a...

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