Overview
Iconic photos from the First World War, newly colourized. See seminal images of Canada's First World War experience in a new light -- offered in full colour for the first time. With contributions in both French and English from Margaret Atwood, Tim, Cook, Charlotte Gray, Paul Gross, Peter Mansbridge, and many others. Canadians today see the First World War largely through black and white photography. Colourizing these images brings a new focus to our understanding and appreciation of the role Canada played during the First World War. It makes the soldier in the muddy trench, the nurse in the field hospital, and those who waited for them at home come to life. Immediately, their expressions, mannerisms, and feelings are familiar. They become real. They Fought in Colour is a new look at Canada's experience during the Great War. A more accessible look. A more contemporary look.
Full Product Details
Author: The Vimy Foundation ,
Paul Gross ,
Peter Mansbridge, OC ,
Daniel Poliquin
Publisher: Dundurn Group
Imprint: Dundurn Group
Edition: Bilingual ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 25.40cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.001kg
ISBN: 9781459744417
ISBN 10: 1459744411
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 22 September 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
Canada's Great War comes vividly to life in this superb collection of colourized photographs of the battlefield and the homefront. The texts too add much to this nation's saga of mobilization, sacrifice, and victory. This book is one to pore over again and again. - -- J.L. Granatstein, author of The Greatest Victory: Canada's One Hundred Days, 1918 Scrawled in chalk on a rusty brick Toronto wall - Don't Forget Us. Five wounded Canadian soldiers, only one willing, or able to smile, sit beneath the graffiti. This is but one of the extraordinary glimpses of Canadians at home and at the front filled with the tones, tints, and hues of life and death during the First World War. The text and the photographs, in colour for the first time, educate and then haunt us; they are, in fact, quite unforgettable. - Linda Granfield, historian Showcasing the incredible efforts of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War, They Fought in Colour connects us to the daily life of the soldiers and their families in an entirely new way. This unique book will ensure the service and sacrifice of those who served Canada a century ago are never forgotten. - -- General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier, OC, ONL, CMM, MSC, CD
Author Information
The Vimy Foundation is a registered Canadian charity, founded in 2006, with the mission to preserve and promote Canada's First World War legacy, best symbolized by the victory at Vimy Ridge in 1917.
