Geoff Hayes challenges an orthodox view which holds that First Canadian Army, Cinderella on the Left, was too slow through the fall of 1944. The conscription crisis during this time clouded achievements of the Canadians, but Hayes contends that reports reveal Canadian morale remained remarkably high through this period, something the Canadian government leveraged to its advantage.

The Canadian Army in the Fall of 1944 – Reappraised is presented by Geoff Hayes. The lecture premiered in-person at the Civic Museum, and online via our Facebook livestream. The recorded conversation is available on Facebook, YouTube, and our Museum Everywhere Portal.  Guelph Museums’ Military Lecture series is presented in partnership with the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada.

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About Geoff Hayes

Geoff Hayes is a professor of history at the University of Waterloo where he teaches Canadian and Canadian military history. He is also the editor of Canadian Military History.  His current research centres on the challenge of morale in the wartime Canadian army.