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D'Arcy O'Connor

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A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong KongA Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong · 1992
A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong
9.01992
MovieDocumentaryWar
The documentary, using the dramatization of fact, makes the case that the Canadian government knowingly sent two unprepared infantry battalions to help defend Hong Kong in late 1941, fully aware that they may have been on a doomed mission. The C Force, consisting of about 2000 soldiers from the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the Royal Rifles of Canada (from Quebec City) were, with the other British, Indian and Hong Kong troops, attacked on December 8, 1941 and overwhelmed by Japanese troops, leading to numerous casualties and the surrender on Christmas day. The Canadians would spend more than 3 and half years as prisoners of war, in horrible conditions. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini series.
Death by Moonlight: Bomber CommandDeath by Moonlight: Bomber Command · 1992
Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command
4.51992
MovieDocumentaryWar
A documentary that uses dramatizations based on fact to tell the story of Canadian air crew in Canadian bomber squadrons under British command during World War II. Posits Royal Air Force Bomber Command "deliberately hid the truth" about RAF bomber crew survival rates, concealed plans about deliberately annihilating civilians, and betrayed the trust of Canadian military airmen. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini-series.
Kings of CokeKings of Coke · 2022
Kings of Coke
6.32022
MovieDocumentaryCrime
A ragtag gang of Irish bank robbers from Montreal rose to become one of North America's most feared criminal organizations.
The Valour and the HorrorThe Valour and the Horror · 1992
The Valour and the Horror
1992
SeriesDocumentaryWar & Politics
Mini-series investigating three significant Canadian battles in World War II.

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A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong KongA Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong · 1992
A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong
9.01992
MovieDocumentaryWar
The documentary, using the dramatization of fact, makes the case that the Canadian government knowingly sent two unprepared infantry battalions to help defend Hong Kong in late 1941, fully aware that they may have been on a doomed mission. The C Force, consisting of about 2000 soldiers from the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the Royal Rifles of Canada (from Quebec City) were, with the other British, Indian and Hong Kong troops, attacked on December 8, 1941 and overwhelmed by Japanese troops, leading to numerous casualties and the surrender on Christmas day. The Canadians would spend more than 3 and half years as prisoners of war, in horrible conditions. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini series.

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