Sam's Army ()

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Sam's Army
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Title:Sam's Army ()
Release: 1999-03-01
Rating: 10/10
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Language: English
Runtime: 90 min.
Genre: Documentary, War
Stars: Paul Gross, Bradford Jackson, Brad Austin, John Bayliss, David Calderisi, Benedict Campbell
Plot Summary
Canada was led to war by a bigoted, ignorant, self-obsessed Minister of Militia, who may well have been clinically insane, but the importance of Canada's contribution in that war owes a great deal to him. The man of course, was Colonel - later made Lieutenant General by his own hand - Sam Hughes. Sam's Army is a compelling portrait of a complex man and the formidable military he built. Sam Hughes was not your standard-issue military leader. Canada's World War I Minister of Militia and Defence concentrated power in his own hands, insisted that the Canadian military use the ill-conceived Ross rifle and liberally promoted his cronies. But there was no denying Hughes was a visionary. He assembled the world's largest-ever volunteer army and bucked superiors to keep his ferocious fighting force together in one Canadian Corps.
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