Sam's Army
Far from Home: Canada and the Great War - Part 1
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.
- Year: 1999
- Country:
- Genre: Documentary, War
- Studio: Chum Television, CBC, ONF | NFB, Norflicks Productions Ltd., CTF | FCT
- Keyword: canada, world war i, canadian army
- Director: Alan Erlich
- Cast: Paul Gross, Bradford Jackson, Brad Austin, John Bayliss, David Calderisi, Benedict Campbell
