Known derisively as zombies, thousands of Canadian men were conscripted—originally for home defence—under the WW II National Resources Mobilization Act. Late in the war, many were forced to the front lines.
In their first overseas battle, Canada’s soldiers proved their mettle
Canada gets its first action of the Great War
Sept. 13, 1759, was a renowned day for Quebec City, as its future was shaped by a British military victory at the Battle of the
Lieutenant Wilf Gildersleeve sat in the bombed-out Ortona church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli. There, on Dec. 25, 1943, he tried to find Christmas cheer.
While it struggled to get off the ground, Canada’s flying saucer-like Avrocar is still a key part of the maturation of its modern air force
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
