"Hong Kong, a largely forgotten battle that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 soldiers, 290 of them Canadian."

When I read "largely forgotten," I started to get angry.  Not at the statement...but because I think it is correct.  sO, I stepped back a bit. I suspect Canada's entire World War I is "largely forgotten" today, and--incredible as it seems, considering the number of movies set in the WW II--I also believe that a generation or two from now, Canada's role, achievements and disasters during WW II will be "largely forgotten", too. We might not have to wait that long.  Think not? Hit the street in any city or two and Canada and start asking people questions: 

Why is Dieppe, France, famous in Canadian history? 
Where was a Lancaster bomber used?  
Canadian shipyards built 122 of what kind of WW II ship?  Why?
What is the significance of Ortona, Italy in Canadian history?
What is the meaning of the military term, WREN?