Reddit reviews Death So Noble: Memory, Meaning, and the First World War

Death So Noble by Jonathon Vance. It's a really illuminating look into how collective memory works, how Canadians remember their own history, and how they choose to teach it and why. As a Canadian, I'm sure you remember how much World War I was talked about in history class. How much emphasis was placed on our identity being forged in its fires. This book explains why that was so important to the public at large. Why Canadians viewed their experience in the war the way they did. And how Canadians chose to remember World War I.

Impressive memorial with an interesting history in its own right. If anyone is interested in the role Vimmy Ridge has played in informing Canadian history, culture, and identity, I recommend Death So Noble, by Jonathon Vance. It's an interesting examination of how myth-making works. It examines how Vimmy Ridge came to mean so much to Canadians. It really wasn't because Vimmy Ridge was an important or decisive battle.