Tim Cook on the Great War - Part 1

Canadian historian Tim Cook talks about Sir Arthur Currie and the Great War.
Posted December 9, 2010
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On December 2, 2010, Canadian historian Tim Cook spoke to a Winnipeg audience about his latest book on Sir Arthur Currie, the Great War and the struggles Currie faced to save his reputation on the home front.

Based on newly uncovered sources, The Madman and the Butcher is a powerful double biography of Sam Hughes and Arthur Currie and the story of one of the most shocking and highly publicized libel trials in Canadian history.

Due to the size of the video files, they have been broken into two parts. Click here to watch Part 2.

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