Georges P. Vanier : Soldier, Diplomat, Governor General

Biographie filmée de Georges-Philias Vanier, né en 1888, nommé en 1959 gouverneur général du Canada par la reine Élisabeth II. Une carrière prestigieuse à laquelle a été étroitement associée madame Vanier, née Pauline Archer.

A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese Army during the Sino-Japanese War. In Spain he pioneered the world's first mobile blood-transfusion service; in China his work behind battle lines to save the wounded has made him a legendary figure. This hour-long documentary film pieces together his remarkable career.

September 1944 - March 1945. On the eve of victory Canada faces an internal crisis: an acute shortage of men for overseas service precipitates the conscription issue, threatens national unity and the King government. In Europe, Canadian divisions fight their way to the top of the Italian boot, then regroup for the final onslaught on Germany. They fight in the battles of the Reichswald and Hochwald forests, and finally cross the Siegfried Line.