Canada's Great War, 1914-1918: How Canada Helped Save the British Empire and Became a North American Nation

Canada’s Great War, 1914-1918: How Canada Helped Save the British Empire and Became a North American Nation describes the major role that Canada played in helping the British Empire win the greatest war in history—and, somewhat surprisingly, resulted in Canada’s closer integration not with the British Empire but with its continental neighbor, the United States.

When Britain declared war against Germany and Austria-Hungary in August 1914, Canada was automatically committed as well because of ...