www.militarysupport.ca 155 by the media and attended by Canadians. The 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge in 2017 was attended by approximately 25,000 Canadians who made the trip overseas in what was the largest mass movement of Canadians in peacetime. Bookstores are full of recent and outstanding Canadian military histories and in recent years, the growing number of podcasts and webinars devoted to Canadian military history is astounding. In universities across Canada, Canadian military history, once virtually ignored, has enjoyed new life with exceptional programs offered across the country for the past few decades. A new generation of historians are now reexamining Canada’s wars with a newfound energy. All these indicators are hopeful and may bode well for the future – Canadians appear interested. But remembrance is more than an academic pursuit. Knowing our history is critical, but for Crowds gather at the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge.
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