The greatest of the great
As the War of 1812 was winding down, Britain launched HMS St. Lawrence, a battleship bigger than any other to have plied the Great Lakes before
Hugh A. Halliday
November 4, 2025
As the War of 1812 was winding down, Britain launched HMS St. Lawrence, a battleship bigger than any other to have plied the Great Lakes before
They called him “Raffy.” He was one of some 1,800 Canadians and about 100 Newfoundlanders who enlisted directly in the Royal Air Force before the
Canada’s military faced its first modern mission in response to a domestic natural disaster during the 1948 once-in-a-century flood in southern B.C. It is virtually
The forced marches of Allied prisoners of war early in 1945 was both puzzling and harrowing. Puzzling because the German motives were unclear. Were they
A daring mission by a Canadian-crewed Wellington bomber raised the stakes in the Allies’ battle for air supremacy They called it the Wizard War, a
The film Captains of the Clouds often runs on TV movie channels. It is a favourite of those who like aviation movies. Where else can
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.