Norman Leach has sent me an announcement for an upcoming presentation he will be giving:
"The Winnipeg Press Club Presents: Bringing Canada's Military History to Life Military Storytelling: It is Possible to Make History Interesting
The Winnipeg Press Club is proud to host a luncheon featuring our Ambassador at Large, author of best-seller Passchendaele: Canada’s Tragedy and Triumph on the Fields of Flanders, and a historian on the Paul Gross movie by the same name.
Join us for lunch and a lively discussion on the art of military storytelling.
When: Monday, September 19, 2011 at 12:00 noon
Where: Games Room, Royal Canadian Legion #4, 1755 Portage Avenue., Wpg.
Cost: $25, including taxes $20 for members of the Winnipeg Press Club and St. James Legion #4 and students – including taxes
Advance reservations are required by September 9.
To reserve your space and buy tickets:
go on-line to www.winnipegpressclub.com and click on the “events” tab
by email at winnipegpressclub@mts.net
by phone, call Wendy Hart at 204-800-1887
Note that the Legion #4 has a cash bar. It does not accept debit or credit cards.
About Norm Leach: Norm Leach brings Canadian military history vividly to life through his books, documentaries and presentations. Not for him the stodgy and dull recitation of battles won and lost and too many dates to memorize.
Norm is a historian, award-winning writer, documentary producer, professional speaker and adventurer. He has written five books on Canada’s military history. His latest is Sam Steele: A Canadian Hero. He’s currently working on a documentary on Steele.
About Me
- Ken
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Just a Canadian military historian trying to make his way through the twists and turns of his craft.
Blogroll and Other Links
- * Australian War Memorial
- * Blog Them Out of the Stone Age
- * Canadian Historical Association
- * Centre for Battlefield Archaeology
- * Centre for First World War Studies
- * Christopher Moore's Canadian History
- * Historic battlefields (War in the 20th century)
- * International Society for First World War Studies
- * Investigations of a Dog
- * Kings of War
- * Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies
- * The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group
- * The Torch (blog)
Last Ten Military History Books Read
- * Altner, Helmut. Berlin Dance of Death. Havertown, PA, 2002.
- * Black, Jeremy. War: A Short History. London, 2009.
- * Chantler, Scott. Two Generals. Toronto, 2010.
- * Morton, Desmond. A Peculiar Kind of Politics: Canada's Overseas Ministry in the First World War. Toronto, 1982.
- * Armstrong, John Griffith. "Canadian Home Defence, 1914-1917, and the Role of Major-General Willoughby Gwatkin". MA thesis, RMC, 1982.
- * Maroney, Paul J. "Recruiting the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Ontario, 1914-1917." MA thesis, Queen's U, 1991.
- * Hitsman, J. Mackay. The Incredible War of 1812: A Military History. Toronto, 1999.
- * Day, Adam. Witness to War: Reporting on Afghanistan, 2004-2009. Ottawa, 2010.
- * Horn, Colonel Bernd. No Lack of Courage: Operation Medusa, Afghanistan. Toronto, 2010.
- * Cook, Tim. The Madman and the Butcher: The Sensational Wars of Sam Hughes and General Arthur Currie. Toronto, 2010.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 2.5 Canada License. Any material quoted in this blog is obviously not copyrighted by the author of this blog.
