Eric McGeer on Vimy Ridge: the Battle and the Memory
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Eric McGeer on Vimy Ridge: the Battle and the Memory
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In this episode, posted on the April 9th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917, Allan talks with military historian Dr. Eric McGeer about the battle and its place in Canadian memory.
The conversation covers the battle itself and its significance in the Arras Offensive and in the course of the First World War, the men who led the planning and preparations in the months leading up to April 9th primarily Sir Julian Byng and Arthur Currie, under Sir Douglas Haig, the Commander in Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, how Vimy came to be the focus of
Canada’s memorialisation of the Great War, and how the meaning of Vimy has shifted over time. In the process Eric and Allan discuss books about Vimy by Pierre Berton, Ted Barris,
Jonathan Vance and Tim Cook.
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Pictures from the podcast: https://cihe.ca/2026/04/09/episode-21-eric-mcgeer-on-vimy-ridge-the-battle-and-the-memory/