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A Canadian commander of the War of 1812

A figure of history , Gordon Drummond—from his high-necked collars to his oil-painted profiles—doesn’t appear the trailblazer he was. An intuitive leader and clever military

The Korean War’s only RCAF prisoner

Squadron Leader Andrew (Andy) MacKenzie described himself as an ordinary man caught up in an extraordinary situation—a recurring theme in his life. From piloting a

The many sides of Arthur Currie

Arthur Currie just didn’t seem military enough. Labelled as “embarrassingly unassuming,” he didn’t fit the make of the moustachioed, macho general. Instead, he was pudgy,

The pied piper of Ancre Heights

Throughout James Cleland Richardson service, he breathed life onto First World War battlefields by playing songs on his bagpipes. None of his tunes, however, held

The first all-Canadian bush plane

When Robert B.C. Noorduyn set out to create Canada’s first bush plane, his design boiled down to three fundamental criteria: be economical, make loading easy

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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.