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1999-03-011h 30m

DocumentaryWar

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

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  1. Paul Gross

    Paul Gross

    Narrator

  2. Bradford Jackson

    Bradford Jackson

  3. Brad Austin

    Brad Austin

  4. John Bayliss

    John Bayliss

  5. David Calderisi

    David Calderisi

  6. Benedict Campbell

    Benedict Campbell

  7. William Colgate

    William Colgate

  8. William Dunlop

    William Dunlop

  9. Adrian Egan

    Adrian Egan

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English
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canadaworld war icanadian army