Graphic historian, PhD from @queensu. Author of Scandalous Conduct. Co-author/Illustrator of Through Their Eyes: Graphic History of WW1. Managing editor of CMH
Excited to see my book in print. Thank you @UBCPress for a tremendous design! Each officer pictured here was dismissed or cashiered in WWII. Desertion. Drunkenness. Indecency. Scandalous conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. https://t.co/KL7QrWG1yt
Through Their Eyes by Matthew Barrett and Robert Charles Engen
Published in 2022, the graphic novel follows Canadian troops in the summer of 1917 after they have captured Vimy Ridge and the offensive on the Western Front has stalled.
What a wonderful tribute. Public historian Tim Cook told compelling stories about Canada’s soldiers. #cdnpoli#CAF#CanadianWarMuseum https://t.co/sWawvmGias
Today we are remembering a longtime friend of everyone at LCSC, historian Tim Cook. We remember him as a great scholar but also a generous man who gave back to the profession by paying it forward.
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The Canadian War Museum is deeply saddened by the passing of our Chief Historian and Director of Research, Dr. Tim Cook.
We invite you to read our full statement and share condolences with his family, colleagues, and friends.
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"Canada is fundamentally transformed by the Second World War," says Tim Cook (@CanWarMuseum) author of "The Good Allies." At 8/11pm with Margaret MacMillan, author of "War," and @jdn101, author of "Forged in Fire," and @spaikin | Producer: @bweaver08#VEDay80
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Today on the blog, a reading list in honour of Remembrance Day on Monday.
Through Their Eyes: A Graphic History of Hill 70 and Canada’s First World War by Matthew Barrett and Robert C. Engen is one of the 6 titles we've chosen to highlight.
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New #SWW (open access) article!
What started as a funding application for my MA back in 2020 has now been published! Many thanks to the wonderful team @studyofcanada.
This topic is extra special to me, as the town in question is my hometown!
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HMS Attack picked up survivors from HMT Aragon only for it to be sunk as well. Lt-Col. Low survived both ships going down, reporting, “Hundreds of cases of heroism, rescue and narrow escapes were crowded into those minutes.” Part 2 of my comic here: https://t.co/2kTvWGf1Lq
On 30 December 1917, a German sub sank HMT Aragon off the coast of Egypt. Canadian officer Lt-Col. C.A. Low described the horror, as I illustrated in a comic here: https://t.co/1Te6QOfFo1
Day 25- Advent calendar of WW2 Canadian battalion COs. Having completed sketches and profiles of the 1st and 5th Divisions, 2024 will be Bn. COs in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Divisions for the 80th of Normandy. https://t.co/rKLb3MCDCr