Season 1
13 episodes
27 min. per episode
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A determined soldier battles personal demons and wartime horrors, unraveling untold stories of courage and sacrifice.
Episodes
1936 - March 1940. In Europe war clouds gather as Germany re-arms and Hitler propounds his 'master race' doctrine. Britain declares war; Canada makes an independent decision to join. The first Canadian troopship sails from Halifax.
April - November 1940. With devastating speed Germany takes Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Italy declares war.
September 1940 - October 1941. The Battle of the Atlantic begins. Men of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and Royal Rifles leave for a fateful mission in Hong Kong.
December 1941 - June 1942. The war is now global and pressures on Canada mount. Canadians adjust to food rationing, salvage drives. The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan is inaugurated in Canada.
July - September 1942. A time of defeat and disaster. Hitler is at the apex of his power. A Canadian division probes at Dieppe and is repulsed with heavy casualties. Canadian factories take over production of the Lancaster bomber.
The seminal Canada at War documentary film series is presented in 13 half-hour episodes and culled from more than 14,000,000 feet of film, mostly shot by Canadian Army cameramen during the Second World War.