Desmond Morton (historian): Difference between revisions

Morton was the author of over thirty-five books on Canada, including the popular ''A Short History of Canada''. In 1994 he won the [[C.P. Stacey Prize]] for his history of Canadian soldiers during the [[First world war|First World War]], ''When Your Number's Up''. He wrote prolifically about the First World War, considering it of great importance in Canadian history. He once wrote: "For Canadians, [[Vimy Ridge]] was a nation-building experience. For some, then and later, it symbolized the fact that the Great War was also Canada's war of independence".<ref>Desmond Morton, ''A Military History of Canada: From Champlain to Kosovo'', Canada, McClelland and Stewart, 1999 (1985), p.145.</ref>