“Beam me up, Scotty.” Those famous words are associated with Star Trek actor James Doohan—words, it must be noted, never once uttered (or at least
Street by street, house by house, canal by canal, the Canadians clawed a foothold into the Dutch city of Groningen. It was April 15,
It’s a name that resonates—at least in Canada—like few others: Ortona. An idyllic Italian town it may now be, but in December 1943, it was
General Jennie Carignan has an idea of how she went from aspiring dancer to military recruit to Canada’s defence chief. “In a nutshell, I would
Retired major Bob Crane doesn’t demand a thank you for donning the Canadian military uniform. Nevertheless, observed the Persian Gulf War veteran from Siksika Nation
“We often generalize the participation of women in the Second World War,” said historian Kelsey M. Lonie, “but in a country as large as Canada,
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