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Security system

For 75 years, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has worked to quell conflict.

The Castle

Allied prisoners of war who had a penchant for escape were often sent to Schloss Colditz—but even the legendary German keep couldn’t stop many from attempting getaways.

Bring us the goddamned Canadian

How Canadian officers seconded to the British Army under the Canloan program fought for their comrades—and respect

Down but not out

A military man of high intellect but a lack of charm, Eedson L.M. (Tommy) Burns never stopped fighting

Charmed lives

With overwhelming odds against returning safely from a mission, Second World War Bomber Command aircrews resorted to superstition and ritual

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