FIGHTING IT OUT: CANADIAN TROOPS AT HONG KONG AND IN MEMORY

by Brad St Croix

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Visual Media

The Valour and the Horror, episode 6, “Savage Christmas.” Directed by Brian McKenna, written by Terence McKenna and Brian McKenna. Aired 12 January 1992, on CBC.

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