{"id":70878,"date":"2021-12-30T04:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=70878"},"modified":"2025-11-08T13:10:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T18:10:29","slug":"the-story-of-sir-arthur-currie-from-gunner-to-general-the-great-war-with-norm-christie-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/12\/30\/the-story-of-sir-arthur-currie-from-gunner-to-general-the-great-war-with-norm-christie-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story Of Sir Arthur Currie: From Gunner To General | The Great War With Norm Christie | Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ZuDsmR-wtE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Timeline &#8211; World History Documentaries<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 28 Dec 2021<\/p>\n<p>Military historian Norm Christie presents a four-part series examining the First World War from a Canadian perspective. As he begins his journey through the historic battlefields of France and Belgium, Christie focuses on the career of General Sir Arthur Currie, a soldier who rose through the ranks from humble gunner in 1897 to lead the Canadian Corps to several victories during the conflict which began in 1914.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa It&#8217;s like Netflix for history&#8230; Sign up to History Hit, the world&#8217;s best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code &#8216;TIMELINE&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3a7ambu\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/3a7ambu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can find more from us on:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timelineWH\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timelineWH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Any queries, please contact owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: The original YouTube title said &#8220;from Gunman to General&#8221;. Perhaps in British usage, &#8220;gunman&#8221; is a variant of &#8220;gunner&#8221; (an artilleryman), but in Canadian usage the word &#8220;gunman&#8221; almost invariably means armed criminal or terrorist, and while Sir Arthur&#8217;s career had its difficulties, he was never a criminal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-30-at-14-25-33-The-Story-Of-Sir-Arthur-Currie-From-Gunman-To-General-The-Great-War-With-Norm-Christie-Ti....png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-30-at-14-25-33-The-Story-Of-Sir-Arthur-Currie-From-Gunman-To-General-The-Great-War-With-Norm-Christie-Ti...-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-70880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-30-at-14-25-33-The-Story-Of-Sir-Arthur-Currie-From-Gunman-To-General-The-Great-War-With-Norm-Christie-Ti...-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-30-at-14-25-33-The-Story-Of-Sir-Arthur-Currie-From-Gunman-To-General-The-Great-War-With-Norm-Christie-Ti...-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-30-at-14-25-33-The-Story-Of-Sir-Arthur-Currie-From-Gunman-To-General-The-Great-War-With-Norm-Christie-Ti...-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-30-at-14-25-33-The-Story-Of-Sir-Arthur-Currie-From-Gunman-To-General-The-Great-War-With-Norm-Christie-Ti....png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timeline &#8211; World History Documentaries Published 28 Dec 2021 Military historian Norm Christie presents a four-part series examining the First World War from a Canadian perspective. 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