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Military History

U-boat man

From hunter of Allied ships to PoW and Canadian entrepreneur, the incredible journey of Kurt Schönthier.

The long wait

In the early years of the Second World War, Canadian troops trained, trained and trained some more, and saw little action.

Swamp thing

Originally devised as an amphibious rescue vehicle, the LVT Water Buffalo was a crucial Allied landing craft in the Second World War.

Quebec City’s bloody weekend: the Easter Riot of 1917

On May 18, 1917, Prime Minister Robert Borden dropped a bombshell when he introduced the Military Service Act, a conscription law that would require all male citizens between the ages of 20 to 45 to enlist.

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