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This is the implausible tale of the deeds of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada’s contribution to the Great War 1914-1919, in the final 100 days of World War I. After almost 4 years of impasse – trough combat – the Allied Forces prepared to infiltrate the German Hindenburg Line and then oust the opponents from their armored stations. You will catch on the CEF as they seize Amiens, Arras, Cambrai as wells as the quest of the German Forces from Valenciennes to Mons – in Belgium, the similar location where the battle started. John Frederick Bligh Livesay was a British-born Canadian journalist and writer. John had incalculable management positions with The Canadian Press. He was born in the Isle of Wight and moved to Canada at the age of 20. He was employed at the Winnipeg Tribune and then the Winnipeg Telegram. He was the general manager for the Canadian Western Associated Press from its enterprise until its incorporation with The Canadian Press (CP). All throughout the First World War. John became a Press Censor for Western Canada. He later voyaged abroad as war journalist for CP, going again to Winnipeg in 1919. John was assigned assistant general manager for CP’s Winnipeg bureau. He later went to Toronto and he became the general manager of CP until he retired. John got married to Florence Randal Livesay and they had two daughters, Sophie and the poet Dorothy Livesay. He authored two volumes: Canada’s hundred days: with the Canadian corps from Amiens to Mons in 1919, describing his experiences as a war correspondent, and The Making of a Canadian in 1947. He died in Clarkson, Ontario. He was instated into the Canadian News Hall of Fame.
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