Great War Tour with Norm Christie | Season 1 | Episode 5 (Part 2) | Master of War

Great War Tour with Norm Christie Season 1 Episode 5 (Part 2) Master of War
The Director's Cut. This is a two hour version on Arthur Currie, with many more dramatic sequences explaining the stunning achievements of the greatest General of the Great War.
Military historian Norm Christie hosts a new documentary series, which commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Great War. In this unique series, Norm Christie takes audiences on a pilgrimage to significant Great War sites - some famous, others almost totally unknown. He discovers and tells the stories of Canadian men and women whose skills and courage turned Canada into a force on the world stage.
Producer: Peter Williamson, Ira Levy
Starring: Norm Christie #GreatWarTour #NormChristie #BreakthroughEntertainment

[@ianwalton5156]

What a man, a true unsung hero.

[@bobporch]

I posted a comment about Part 1 and my great uncle Max Melville. I read in several sources that the Germans didn't so much mind fighting the British or French, but they really hated facing the Canadians. I found it very sad to see another cemetery where so many other Canadians were killed on 9 August. Thank you for doing an episode on the last 100 days. It is a small consolation that Max died helping to bring an end to this senseless slaughter. 👍🍁

[@stephenp448]

Please post more of this series! The shows are excellent work.

[@snapattack5664]

The Canadians were surely the fiercest soldiers of the western forces. Their victories against the Germans however, were always because of an enormous numerical advantage. At the Battle of Vimy Ridge for instance, 170´000 canadians fought against 30´000 german troops. Western forces always had more men, more planes and in contrary to the Germans, they had tanks.

[@jakeblakeley2604]

snapattack its was no where close to 170 000 Canadians

[@moocowdad]

@@jakeblakeley2604 true there were only 11 million canadians at that time in the total population. there was only 15000 canucks soldiers
there and snapattack I have found no evidence of tanks used at vimy, they did use canadian miners to tunnel and plant huge mines under german positions, history is a wonderful thing and easily searched

[@wocookie2277]

You should check your facts. Like in the battle for the canal du nord. The Canadians only had four divisions against over twenty German divisions. The actual numbers are much closer. Remember only 400000 Canadians served, how did they have 170k in that battle?

[@richardzellers]

Pronunciation is ahhm yahn....(Amiens) not Am yens

[@FilipDePreter]

Would not Vimy Ridge have been a more appropriate burial place?

[@richardzellers]

How can you tour the Western Front for "30 years" and still mispronounce French city/town names?

[@celticman5038]

Typical of the English, to see that the Canadian gains would be reported in the media as "British" victories.
Amazing that such an injustice had been perpetrated for so long against Gen. Currie. I feel that jealousy factored largely because he was a "natural" genius at the craft of war, achieving a level of competency and success others that had trained all their lives, could only dream of.
He was simply too good, and it caused political trouble within the British Commonwealth.

[@bobporch]

Having General Officers promoted on merit rather than birth was an alien concept to the British. My great uncle Max was killed on 8 August 1918 at Amiens. He started fighting in 1915. He was in the 8th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Canadian Division; one of the units mentioned in this video. Currie's plan for Amiens was pure genius. But it was a bit too successful. The infantry gained so much ground on the 1st day the artillery couldn't keep up. Most of the tanks were also knocked out. I visited Max's grave this year and looked out at the open ground he had to attack across as the Germans poured in reinforcements. Yet, the Canadians keep driving the Germans back and gaining ground. I too am offended that Amiens is referred to as a "British" victory. In one way I believe Amiens was the true turning point. The Germans were not accustomed to running for their lives in large numbers. Amiens broke their spirit. All the German High Command could do was stall and try to get the best peace deal they could.