It was all Sir Robert Borden’s doing. The prime minister was in England in July 1918 attending the Prime Ministers’ Committee when the British government
Dispatch riders had doubly dangerous duties during the Second World War One shell fell behind him, and when a second exploded just ahead, dispatch
In September 1918, German-occupied Cambrai was on the verge of falling. But could the Canadians reach the town in time to save it? A
Veterans of the First World War guarded prisoners in the Second World War “You’re too old.” Those were the words First World War veterans Clarence
The Great War took more than 600,000 Canadians from all parts of the country and put them in uniform. The transition from civilian to soldier
For thousands of years, men on horseback were an essential part of warfare. Mounted soldiers—cavalry—were scouts, reserves or attack forces, used when speed, shock action or
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
