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This article examines the origins of the French and English Canadian historiography of the First World War. It argues that each resulted from a different set of experiences during the First World War. Today, two distinct literatures on the war exist in Canada, one in French and the other in English, with each having created a different narrative that shaped subsequent historical work. The establishment of these national boundaries to Canadian historiography points to the utility of transnational history in breaking down national identities and widening the scope of history.