THE BATTLE VIMY RIDGE MILITARY ENGAGEMENT ARRAS REGION OF FRANCE THE FIRST WORLD WAR COMBATANTS THE CANADIAN CORPS DIVISIONS THE GERMAN SIXTH ARMY THE OPENING PHASE BATTLE OF ARRAS DIVERSIONARY ATTACK FRENCH NIVELLE OFFENSIVE THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO TAKE CONTROL HIGH GROUND ESCARPMENT ENSURE SOUTHERN FLANK ADVANCE SUFFERING GERMAN ENFILADE FIRE CREEPING BARRAGE CAPTURED THE RIDGE FIRST DAY THE TOWN FELL THE CREST ONCE SALIENT GERMAN RESISTANCE FORTIFIED KNOLL OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE GIVENCHY ATTRIBUTE SUCCESS MIXTURE TECHNICAL TACTICAL POWERFUL ARTILLERY SUPPORT FAILURE APPLY ALL FOUR FORCE BATTLE SYMBOL CANADIAN NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT MEMORIAL PARK SITE VIMY MEMORIAL NORTHEAST THE WESTERN EDGE DOUAI RISES WESTERN DROPS QUICKLY EASTERN ELEVATION ABOVE NATURAL VIEW TENS KILOMETRES ALL DIRECTIONS CONTROL THE RACE TO THE SEA GERMAN FORCES ATTEMPTED OUTFLANK EACH OTHER NORTHEASTERN FRENCH TENTH ARMY THE GERMANS FROM THE REGION SECOND BATTLE OF ARTOIS POSITIONS NOTRE DAME FRENCH MOROCCAN DIVISION CAPTURE THE HEIGHT HOLD LACK ATTEMPT THE THIRD BATTLE OF ARTOIS IN SEPTEMBER SOUCHEZ VIMY SECTOR OFFENSIVE BOTH SIDES TAKING LIVE AND LET LIVE SUFFERED CASUALTIES ATTEMPTS GAIN BRITISH XVII CORPS JULIAN BYNG EXPAND OPERATIONS VERDUN SOON DISCOVERED COMPANIES TAKEN ADVANTAGE CALM THE SURFACE BUILD NETWORK TUNNELS DEEP MINES ATTACK SETTING EXPLOSIVE CHARGES UNDERNEATH THE ROYAL ENGINEERS IMMEDIATELY SPECIALIST THE FRONT COMBAT MINING OPERATIONS IN RESPONSE MINING TRENCH MORTAR FIRE INTENSIFIED SHELLING FORWARD TRENCHES DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY LESS THAN REVERSE SLOPE INFANTRY OPERATION LINES FRONT EJECT ALONG THE RIDGE MINE COUNTERATTACKS UNITS BRIGADES CHANGE THE SITUATION BRITISH IV CORPS SLOPES COMMAND EDWIN ALDERSON FORMAL DISCUSSIONS SPRING OFFENSIVE CONFERENCE OF COMMANDERS BRITISH FIRST ARMY HEADQUARTERS PRESENTED ORDERS OBJECTIVE ASSAULT DREW STAFF OFFICERS SENT LEARN FRENCH ARMY THE BATTLE OF VERDUN THE FIRST TIME NATURE SIZE PLANNED CANADIAN CORPS RESOURCES BEYOND NORMAL OPERATIONAL BRITISH INFANTRY SUPPLEMENTARY ENGINEER LABOUR NOMINAL STRENGTH WHOM OFFICERS DOMINION LECTURES COUNTER OFFENSIVE GENERAL ROBERT NIVELLE NUMBER ALLIED EIGHT WAVES STRONG LOST GROUND HEAVY RETURN ANALYSIS BATTLES PROMOTE PRIMACY STRESS IMPORTANCE HARASSING FIRE COMPANY PLATOON THE REPORT OF CANADIAN DIVISION COMMANDER ARTHUR CURRIE LESSONS BELIEVED PLAN THE ASSAULT THE EXPERIENCE HENRY HORNE THE PLAN DIVIDED COLOURED THE ATTACK OPPOSITE THE EAST THE BLACK LINE DEFENSIVE LINE NORTHERN THE RED LINE HIGHEST POINT TRENCH THE HAMLET WERE TO THE BLUE THE WOODS BROWN LINE THE TRENCH SECOND LINE CLOSE BEHIND DOWN BY LIGHT FIELD GUNS TIMED THE MEDIUM HOWITZER STANDING LEAPFROG PROGRESSED MOMENTUM INITIAL WAVE PUSH BARRAGE RESERVE MOVE UP MOVE FORWARD THE UNITS BEYOND THE RED LINE THE CORPS ONCE AGAIN ONES CONDUCTED LEAVE LITTLE TIME EXIT SECURITY TROOPS THE MAJORITY UNDER CONTROL THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME POLICY DEFENDING FIXED LINE LONGER EFFECTIVE ESPOUSING DOCTRINE FIGHTING ELASTIC IN DEPTH RATHER HOLDING SPENT CONSTRUCTING FORTIFICATIONS ACCORDANCE RIGID LITTLE GEOGRAPHY OF BATTLEFIELD WIDE POINT THE POSSIBILITY THE EVENT ALLIED ASSAULT CONCERNED INHERENT WEAKNESSES GEOGRAPHIC OVERALL DEPENDABILITY STRATEGY OPERATE FRONT LINE DEFENCE SUFFICIENT MOVE THE ENEMY MACHINE ACTED FORCE MULTIPLIERS THREE LINE SEVEN REGIMENTS THE IMMEDIATE THE ACTUAL GERMAN RIFLE RIFLE COMPANY GERMAN REGIMENT BY DESIGN DEPTH REAR BATTALIONS THOUSAND KEPT BEHIND THE FRONT THE SECOND LINE ESPOUSED FIELD THE TASK HAND NINE THE ARTILLERY COMPLEMENT ATTACHED FLANKING PARTICULARLY ENFILADED GUN AVAILABLE BRIGADE CONSISTING OF FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE HUNDRED THIRTY HOWITZERS SIEGE GUNS FIREPOWER GAVE DENSITY HEAVY GUN FOR EVERY FIELD GUN FRONTAGE REPRESENTING AVERAGE THREE TIMES EDWARD MORRISON DEVELOPED SUBSEQUENTLY FIRE SUPPORT INSTRUCTION THE CAPTURE NORMALLY REGULAR LOGISTICS ROYAL ARTILLERY STAFF OFFICER MAJOR ALAN BROOKE COMMUNICATION TRANSPORT PLANS WORK IN CONJUNCTION THE COMPLEX SHELL ALLOTMENT HIGH SUSTAINED RATE OF FIRE IMPROVEMENTS QUALITY THE SHELLS THE WAR FEWER INTRODUCTION INSTANTANEOUS FUZE EFFECTIVENESS FUSE BURST OLDER CUTTING BARBED WIRE COMMUNICATIONS LAID TELEGRAPH FIELD TELEPHONE INITIATIVES FIRST ARMY FIELD SURVEY PRINTED MAPS FOR ALL BOARDS FLASH SPOTTING SOUND RANGING AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON BALLOON FLYING CORPS THE WEEK THE COUNTER BATTERY ANDREW MCNAUGHTON HARASSING BRITISH GENERAL STAFF TRAINING PAMPHLET PLATOONS THE RETURN EMPHASIS ON FIRE TACTICS TACTICAL UNIT SHORT HAND GRENADE RIFLE GRENADE MACHINE GUN ENEMY POINTS LEVEL PERMIT MILITARY UNITS COUPLED WITH THE OBSERVATIONS SUGGESTIONS CURRIE THE REPORT SUBMITTED VIGOUR ASSAULTING HILLS BEHIND THE LINES MODEL REPRESENTATIONS DEMARCATED ON HORSEBACK FLAGS RECOGNIZING LEADERSHIP WOUNDED SOLDIERS LEARNED JOBS PLASTICINE USED TO SHOW COMMISSIONED SENIOR TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES DETAILS TRENCH MAP PLATOON SERGEANTS SECTION POSSESSED WIDER AWARENESS CLEARER PICTURE HOW IT GREATER REDUCED THE COMMAND PROBLEM