CEFBooks enjoys a major milestone
YES IT’S TRUE! Believe it or not CEF BOOKS is celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary. For those who remember the first Editions in 1996 I am sorry but we are all......
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Norm Christie is the author of the For King & Empire book series and host of History Television’s critically acclaimed six part series, For King and Empire, For King And Country, and Battlefield Mysteries, including a two-hour History Television special on Canada’s Lost Battlefields, and another on the Secret Liberators, and the newly released Great War Tour.
Big Vimy Sale!
50% discount on Vimy book and DVD titles, see the great deals!
Next: The Remembering Vimy Event
Date: Sunday, March 26th, 2023; Noon to 4:00pm.
Venue: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 593
Location: 4026 Old Richmond Road, Bell’s Corners, Free entry & parking.
Call 613-823-7000 or Ask Norm for any other details.
Topic: The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a brilliant Canadian Victory. It became synonymous with efficiency and success. But it cost 4,000 Canadian lives. It was the first step in the Canadian path to Glory. Those interested in history and are in the Ottawa area are welcome to join our History Event. If you have items to sell, trade or buy, bring them along. There will be tables, and a bar. Let’s save Canadian History!
Topic Time: 2:00pm
Come on everyone, we need people to show up!
Always Sundays, the following events will be April 23rd and May 28th.
Tours: Stay tuned for 2023 updates.
Battlefields / CEF Books, TV Shows and Documentaries
Titles on sale this month
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Sacred Places, Vol.3
Sacred Places; Volume III; France L-Z: In this Volume the details of 241 Great War ...
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For Our Old Comrades, 1917 – 1918
LARGE FORMAT; 8 X 10.5"; PB; 100 Pages. "In July 1936 a convoy of 6200 Canadian veterans, war widows, and their children ...
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For King And Empire
Historian, Norm Christie, examines the old battlefields, visiting the cemeteries and memorials that hold the secrets to the legacy and ...
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Searching for Vimy’s Lost Soldiers
Includes an 86 min Director's Cut (2 DVDS), 66 minutes Covers Norm Christie's quest to find and recover 44 Canadian ...
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Winning the Ridge: The Canadians At Vimy Ridge
This volume deals with the development of the Canadians, from a devastated force after the Somme, to a well-oiled machine ...
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Vol. 3 – The Canadians at Vimy, April, 1917
THE CANADIANS AT VIMY, APRIL 1917 For King & Empire, Vol. 3 (Revised Edition 2002) This volume deals with ...
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Sacred Places, Vol.2
*** Limited quantity available; order now to ensure a copy is available. *** In this Volume the details of 240 Great War cemeteries ...
$13.48
A few of the incredible Book and DVD titles available
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Not Mentioned In Despatches
Limited Edition Reprint Series No.5 Reprint of the rare 1933 memoir by Fred Bagnall. Bagnall was an original member of the 14...
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Sacred Places, Vol.3
Sacred Places; Volume III; France L-Z: In this Volume the details of 241 Great War ...
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CEF Cap
A Limited Edition CEF Cap as designed by Normie Goldfinger. Unique! Special! Fits most heads. Styrofoam head not included.
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Best O’ Luck
A reprint of the 1917 edition, the book was sub-titled “How A Fighting Kentuckian Won the Thanks of Britain’s King”, (...
$14.95
First and Second World War Tours
Find out about opportunities available to you to tour the First and Second World War battlefields and other significant locations with Norm Christie
First / Second World War TV Series DVDs
Order exclusive Norm Christie DVDs, including the television series Battlefield Mysteries, For King And Empire, and For King And Country
First and Second World War Books
Wide selection of Norm Christie titles, memoires and first-hand accounts of First and Second World War experiences by the people who were there.
“In the Access to History series I’ve found battles and their consequences presented in brief, crisp narratives, supplemented by readable maps and apt quotes of participants, better than I once thought possible.”
Doug Fisher, Legion Magazine
Interviews
Included in all of Norm Christie’s DVDs are interviews and personal accounts as seen by the Canadians who were there, and who remembered and documented their experiences.
Have a history question? Send it to Norm!
Norm Christie
Military Historian
Norm spent six years with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in England (1990-1993) and in France (1993-1996), including three years as Chief Records Officer.
A metallurgical engineer by trade, Christie has combined his varied background and 20 years of research to produce a unique view into the First World War. Since 1996 he has written 17 books on the Canadian Military History experience in two World Wars.
Meet Norm at a military show, Ask Norm a history question, Join Norm on a Battlefield Tour, or Watch Norm one of his many documentaries
Norm Christie will be attending or speaking at a number of events in 2014. He will be available to sign DVDs and books, and to discuss his Battlefield Tours. Norm will also answer any questions on the history of Canadians in the two World Wars and will have a full range of books and DVDS available.
Check to see if there are any military shows or events scheduled.
Read more about this campaign in media;
CBC
National Post
Calgary Sun
Leader Post
Other interesting news;
Solving the mystery of Rudyard Kipling’s son
1992 Jack Kipling Identification
The Jack Kipling identification has been getting a lot of coverage lately. It appears that after only 24 years, the doubters have conceded that the original report from 1992 was, in fact, correct. For those who don’t know, I wrote that report when Record Officer of the CWGC in Maidenhead, England. For YOUR EYES ONLY the report is in this email. It’s odd but I am not mentioned in any of these articles, and no one bothered to contact me (very odd). My feelings are very hurt. If you have any questions please contact me.
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Battlefield News
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Recover Our Vimy Heroes
On April 9th, 1917, 100,000 Canadians stormed the strongest German position on the Western Front. It was a decisive victory for the Canadians but the price was high with 3600......
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Great War Tour TV Documentary completed
The Great War Tour With Norm Christie All 6 Episodes are finished and 4 are currently airing on TVO, Monday nights at 10 pm. Episode 1: Master of War on......
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Norm Christie launches preview of the Great War Tour
This will be 6 episodes when completed. Currently two, Master of War and The Missing, have been broadcast and are on-line at TVO.org. Sacred Places and The Vimy Pilgrimage will......
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Merry Christmas and other nice things
The Website In the next few weeks we will be transferring to our new website; battlefields.ca. All inquiries to cefbooks.ca will automatically forwarded to the new location. New TV Shows......
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