Front Lines - Nurses at the Front
2008
8 min
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This short documentary made in 2008 looks at the role of nurses and health workers during wartime. Long days, brutal injuries and both sad and triumphant outcomes are part of their reality. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 2008, 90 years will have passed since the signing of the Armistice ending the Great War in Europe. More than 600,000 men and women crossed the Atlantic with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and more than 60,000 of them never returned. Front Lines features veterans' letters to their families and images from the NFB …
Détails
This short documentary made in 2008 looks at the role of nurses and health workers during wartime. Long days, brutal injuries and both sad and triumphant outcomes are part of their reality. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 2008, 90 years will have passed since the signing of the Armistice ending the Great War in Europe. More than 600,000 men and women crossed the Atlantic with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and more than 60,000 of them never returned. Front Lines features veterans' letters to their families and images from the NFB archives, the Canadian War Museum and Library and Archives Canada.
Éducation
Âge 14 à 17 ans
Histoire - Première Guerre mondiale
Éducation civique/À la citoyenneté - Responsabilité citoyenne
Commenter la diversité des blessures traitées par les infirmières en service outre-mer. Commentez l’importance de la correspondance, tant pour les infirmières que pour leur famille. Que peut-on faire pour s’assurer de ne jamais oublier les sacrifices consentis par les personnes ayant servi leur pays?