"At the arranged time, to the absolute second, suddenly, as dawn was breaking, every gun on the whole front opened up. The roar of the heavy ... artillery fire. The infantry marched behind, doing ...

There were more than eight million horses, donkeys and mules who served in WWI and 50,000 at Vimy Ridge. They were used to carry ammunition, supplies and pull artillery to support the Canadian attack.

The Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought from April ... Currie and McNaughton coordinated a risky creeping barrage artillery tactic. While the idea of firing in front of advancing friendly troops ...