Front Lines - The Life of the Soldier
2008
9 min
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This short documentary made in 2008 looks at the gruelling life of a soldier in the First World War. The letters home speak of the physical and emotional hardships and the mental strain of what they witness on the battlefield. 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 …
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This short documentary made in 2008 looks at the gruelling life of a soldier in the First World War. The letters home speak of the physical and emotional hardships and the mental strain of what they witness on the battlefield. 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
Commentez le contenu des lettres écrites par les soldats dans les tranchées. Quelle est leur importance, tant pour les soldats que pour leur famille. Après tant d’années, pensez-vous que les Canadiens et les Canadiennes oublient souvent les difficultés éprouvées par les soldats? Faites une recherche sur la guerre de tranchées telle que l’ont vécue les soldats de la Première Guerre mondiale.