Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Acknowledgements xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. The Strategic Background
8. Vimy Ridge and the Battle of Arras 15
9. The End of the Beginning 31
10. Vimy Ridge The Battlefield before the Canadians, 1914-1916 51
11. The Battle for Vimy Ridge, 9-12 April 1917
12. “Old Wine in New Bottles” A Comparison of British and Canadian Preparations for the Battle of Arras 65
13. Julian Byng and Leadership in the Canadian Corps 87
14. The Gunners at Vimy 105
15. The Sappers of Vimy 125
16. The Canadian Army Medical Corps at Vimy Ridge 139
17. The 1st Canadian Division 155
18. The 2nd Canadian Division 171
19. The 3rd Canadian Division 193
20. The 4th Canadian Division 211
21. The German Army at Vimy Ridge 225
22. In the Shadow of Vimy Ridge 239
23. Aftermath and Memory
24. Battle Verse 265
25. “After the Agony in Stony Places” 279
26. Safeguarding Sanctity 291
27. Afterthoughts 313
28. Order of Battle - Vimy Ridge 319
29. Lest We Forget: The Men of Vimy Ridge 331
30. Selected Bibliography 335
31. Contributors 338
32. Index 341