
Sam's Army
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1999-03-01 • 1h 30m
Far from Home: Canada and the Great War - Part 1
Canada was led to war by a bigoted, ignorant, self-obsessed Minister of Militia, who may well have been clinically insane, but the importance of Canada's contribution in that war owes a great deal to him. The man of course, was Colonel - later made Lieutenant General by his own hand - Sam Hughes. Sam's Army is a compelling portrait of a complex man and the formidable military he built. Sam Hughes was not your standard-issue military leader. Canada's World War I Minister of Militia and Defence concentrated power in his own hands, insisted that the Canadian military use the ill-conceived Ross rifle and liberally promoted his cronies. But there was no denying Hughes was a visionary. He assembled the world's largest-ever volunteer army and bucked superiors to keep his ferocious fighting force together in one Canadian Corps.
- Directors
- Alan Erlich
- Writters
- James Wallen, Richard Nielsen
- Editors
- James Wallen, Gina Binetti

Sam's Army
Visit website1999-03-01 • 1h 30m
10/10 • 1
Far from Home: Canada and the Great War - Part 1
Canada was led to war by a bigoted, ignorant, self-obsessed Minister of Militia, who may well have been clinically insane, but the importance of Canada's contribution in that war owes a great deal to him. The man of course, was Colonel - later made Lieutenant General by his own hand - Sam Hughes. Sam's Army is a compelling portrait of a complex man and the formidable military he built. Sam Hughes was not your standard-issue military leader. Canada's World War I Minister of Militia and Defence concentrated power in his own hands, insisted that the Canadian military use the ill-conceived Ross rifle and liberally promoted his cronies. But there was no denying Hughes was a visionary. He assembled the world's largest-ever volunteer army and bucked superiors to keep his ferocious fighting force together in one Canadian Corps.
- Directors
- Alan Erlich
- Writters
- James Wallen, Richard Nielsen
- Editors
- James Wallen, Gina Binetti
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsPaul Gross
Narrator
Bradford Jackson
Brad Austin
John Bayliss
David Calderisi
Benedict Campbell
William Colgate
William Dunlop
Adrian Egan
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