Books, movies, TV offer recollections of WWI
One hundred years ago today, the guns finally fell silent over Flanders as the exhausted powers of Europe declared an armistice to end the First World War. This solemn occasion is remembered annually with two minutes of silence, a practice begun in South Africa. Its symbol, the poppy, was popularized by a determined Frenchwoman, Anna Guérin, and American professor Moina Michael, who vowed to always wear one in remembrance.In Canada, we repeat the words of John McCrae’s poem “In […]
