The Valour and the Horror

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The Valour and the Horror was a Canadian television documentary miniseries, which aired on CBC Television in 1992. Produced by CBC journalists Terence McKenna and Brian McKenna, the series investigated three significant Canadian battles from World War II.

The series consisted of three parts: "Savage Christmas: Hong Kong 1941", "Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command" and "In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944".

The documentary became controversial when it was criticized by Canadian veterans' groups and historians for allegedly presenting a biased and inaccurate portrait of Canadian military actions. Both "Death by Moonlight" and "In Desperate Battle" alleged significant incompetence on the part of Canadian military command, and "In Desperate Battle" also alleged that Canadian soldiers had committed significant, but unprosecuted, war crimes against German soldiers. The series became the subject of an inquiry by the Senate of Canada, which ultimately sided with the military complaints against the McKennas.

A book by Merilyn Simonds accompanied the original series. Military historians David Bercuson and S. F. Wise later published a book examining the historical accuracy of the documentary itself.

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