Salute to a brave and modest nation. ⇒
2 May 2007, mid-afternoon
Kevin Myers of the Telegraph has some nice things to say about Canada -- the most awesome country on the planet.
This is a post from my link log: If you click the title of this post you will be taken the web page I am discussing.
The great Allied victories of 1918 were spearheaded by Canadian troops, perhaps the most capable soldiers in the entire British order of battle.
Just to quantify that statement:
Canada’s Hundred Days refers to the last 96 days of World War I…In this time, the Canadian Corps’ four over-strength Divisions of 100 000 men, defeated and/or put to flight 47 German Divisions, roughly one quarter of the German forces fighting on the Western Front. In contrast, the American Expeditionary Force of 1.2 million men is credited with defeating 46 German Divisions in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. [Wikipedia]
by Ryan on May 2 2007, 11:08 pm #