Canada at War, Part 8 : New Directions

Collaborators : Brittain, Donald | Clish, Stanley | Jones, Peter | Office national du film du Canada

World War, 1939-1945.Canada -- History -- 1914-1945.Europe -- History -- 1918-1945.Foreign Countries -- Europe.Foreign Countries -- World War II Military Operations.History - Canada - 1920-1945 -- Allies and Allied Forces.History - Canada - 1920-1945 -- Canadian Military Forces.History - Canada - 1920-1945 -- International Relations.History - Canada - 1920-1945 -- World War II Military Operations.History - Canada - 1920-1945 -- World War II.War, Conflict and Peace -- World War II.Documentary films.Afficher 7 supplémentaires

December 1943 - June 1944. Canada, war-seasoned, girds for the final assault. In London, Commonwealth prime ministers meet and Mackenzie King holds out for Canadian independence in foreign policy. In the Arctic, Canadian ships sail the Murmansk run with supplies for beleaguered Russia. The Italian campaign intensifies. In the south of England the Allies poise for attack.

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