About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: Vimy Ridge
Canada & Europe: Remembering a Century of War
As the llth hour of the llth day of the llth month approaches, we reflect on a Century of War and visit France, Britain, … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Arras, bastions, Brandon, Calais, Canada, Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Concentration Camp, defences, documentary, Dover, Dover Castle, Dunkirk, Europe, France, French Resistance, Malta, Napoleon, Sicily, tourism, trenches, tunnels, Vimy Ridge, war, War Rooms, warriors, Western Front, white cliffs, WW1, WW2
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Toronto #12: Conflicts and Resolutions
Conflicts and Resolutions takes a look at Toronto’s involvement in times of War starting with Fort York an authentic War of 1812 site from … Continue reading
Posted in Toronto 175
Tagged 15th Regiment, Afghanistan, Boer War, Canadian Forces, Canadian Soldiers, CanLoan, Christie Street, City of Toronto, Dieppe, Fenian Raids, Fort York, Gardiner Expressway, Garrison Common, history, Jarvis Collegiate, Kandahar, Korean War, Lady Eaton, Mackenzie King, Military Burial Ground, Military Hospital, Officer’s Mess, Pantages Theatre, Peacekeeping, Reil Rebellion, Remembrance Services, Royal Canadian Military Institute, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, UN postings, Vimy Ridge, War of 1812, Warrior’s wing, WW1, WW2
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France: Wartime Memories, Vimy to Dunkirk
High overlooking Vimy Ridge in France, land has been dedicated to Canada and a huge war memorial built as a tribute to the gallantry … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged 7th & 8th Brigade, Adolf Hitler, Austria, Battle of Arras, Belgium, Boulogne, Britain, British Expeditionary Force, Calais, Canada, cliffs of Dover, Commonwealth, concentration camps, Dover, Dover Castle, Dunkerque, Dunkirk, England, English Channel, English Heritage, France, French Resistance, German Panzer divisions, Germany, Hellfire Corner, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Juneau Beach, liberation, Napoleon, Nazi Military Tribunal, Russia, secret army, soldiers, Tommies, Triple Alliance, troops, tunnels, Vimy Ridge, war, Winnipeg, world war 1, world war 2
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