Facebook-f Twitter Youtube Podcast
SUBSCRIBE NOW
SUBSCRIBE NOW
SHOP
Slider
5390_Legion_HTML5_1120x167_EN
front lines
Front Lines
That thing that happened after the Battle of Bladensburg
The War of 1812 was at its peak and the Battle of Bladensburg, Maryland, was ending in a British victory...
Front Lines
Rising social media censorship hampers war-crimes investigations
An accelerating trend among social media platforms to take down online content they deem too violent or graphic is hampering...
Eye On Defence
Procuring pistols and airplanes
With the pandemic dominating headlines for most of 2020, Canada’s never-ending military procurement problems have received little media attention. That doesn’t...
Front Lines
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fight
Many young volunteers had little idea what they were in for when they enlisted for early service in the First...
Front Lines
Propaganda for Christmas
Lou Bailey pulls the leaflet from his stash of Korean War memorabilia—a box filled with photographs and mementoes of the...
Front Lines
Museum exhibition tells personal stories of war
A new exhibition at the Canadian War Museum relates the personal stories of dozens of Canadians who had roles in...
Front Lines
How Churchill’s wartime speeches empowered the very people he appeared to loathe
It is now a matter of public record that Winston Churchill was racist and worse. But what is less widely...
Front Lines
Nelson expert exposes pro-slavery letter as fake
An 1805 letter purportedly exposing Britain’s most celebrated naval hero as a racist slavery advocate appears to have been proven...
Front Lines
Estate auction chronicles the colourful life of war correspondent Bill Boss
Bill Boss was the epitome of foreign correspondents. Pierre Berton called him one of the toughest war correspondents he ever...
MEMOIRS
Letters to Mom
During the Second World War, 21-year-old Allan Coburn was one...
Cross Border Doctor
It can be extraordinary who and what you will find...
Pépère’s war story
Hormidas Odilon (Henry) Goulet enlisted with the 22nd Battalion in...
Battlefield doctor
My great-great-grandfather was a surgeon who treated soldiers at the...
Canada’s man in Havana
The story of a young Canadian diplomat spying on the...
Buried alive at the Somme
When I was a young child of four or five,...
My dad, the air force doctor
The nooks and crannies of my parents’ red-brick house in Halifax...
The Silent Ward
The author was a nurse in the First World War....
Not all Veterans wore uniforms
Story by Brian Purdy Son of Gordon Purdy Through the...
Tears of Remembrance
At the first strains of the anthem, backs straightened and...
Remembrance
On Remembrance Day or, for a naval veteran, Battle of...
The search for an old contemptible
It all started with a random tweet. My first inclination...
MILITARY HISTORY
Navy
The explosion that changed the Navy
The explosion that changed the Navy
An overheated gearbox on HMCS Kootenay set off a fire that took nine lives The worst peacetime disaster in Canadian naval history occurred on Oct. 23, 1969, when nine crew were killed and another 53 injured in an explosion and...
Military Milestones
Convoy duty aboard HMCS <em>Port Arthur</em>
Convoy duty aboard HMCS Port Arthur
It’s fair to say Harvey Douglas Burns did not know what lay in store when he left the merchant marine and joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942. Sailors in the merchant navy had cabins, shared with one shipmate. After...
Military Milestones
Squabbling over Vancouver Island
Squabbling over Vancouver Island
In January 1790, 27 years after France ceded Canadian territory to Britain at the end of the Seven Years’ War, it looked as though the world’s leading colonial power was going to have to battle with Spain over Canada’s Pacific...
HEALTH
Help for those living with concussion
Help for those living with concussion
The long days and nights...
A military response to the pandemic
A military response to the pandemic
Truly, the Canadian Armed Forces has...
Legion Magazine
1/4 videos
1
Liberation of the Netherlands | Narrated by Roméo Dallaire
Liberation of the Netherlands | Narrated by Roméo Dallaire
2
William Shatner | Battle of Vimy Ridge
William Shatner | Battle of Vimy Ridge
3
The Dieppe Raid | Narrated by Alex Trebek
The Dieppe Raid | Narrated by Alex Trebek
4
Battle of the Somme | Narrated by Linden MacIntyre
Battle of the Somme | Narrated by Linden MacIntyre
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL
NEWS
Pay Tribute boxes distribute poppies in a new age
Pay Tribute boxes distribute poppies in a new age
With your tap debit or credit card, you tap on the bright poppy image on the box and take a poppy. You have just made a $2 donation to the...
Short film promotes remembrance
Short film promotes remembrance
The efforts of the Canadian Armed Forces in long-term care facilities in Quebec during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic are the subject of a new short film promoting...
Legion receives $14 million to help branches
Legion receives $14 million to help branches
The federal government  has announced $20 million in special funding to support veterans’ organizations that are suffering because of the pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence...
Choose our cover for the next issue of Legion Magazine!
Choose our cover for the next issue of Legion Magazine!
Click on covers to enlarge! Help choose the March/April 2021 issue of Legion Magazine! The March/April 2021 issue of Legion Magazine updates the saga of the Avro Arrow, revisits the...
Face to Face
Are there 98 Canadian VCs?
Are there 98 Canadian VCs?
It is hard to say exactly how many “Canadians” have been awarded the Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth’s highest award for valour in the face of the enemy. As an editor with Legion Magazine, we usually just say safely, “nearly 100.”...
Editorial
New partner offers car and home insurance
New partner offers car and home insurance
Royal Canadian Legion members and their families can benefit from an exclusive discount on home and car insurance from the Legion’s newest partner in the Member Benefits Package (MBP), belairdirect. These discounts are on top of any other discounts, savings...
Editorial
A new voice for veterans
A new voice for veterans
The Legionary debuted on May 15, 1926, establishing a publishing tradition that has tracked the successes and challenges facing Canada’s veterans—and kept readers informed through war and peace and turbulent times.  Early covers featured portraits of military dignitaries. Inside, dense text delivered...

Follow Us on Twitter

FRONT LINES PODCAST

latest episode

View all episodes >

Front Lines is a weekly podcast produced by Legion Magazine, Canada’s leading military history publication. Join writer Stephen J. Thorne each week for fascinating stories and compelling commentary on Canada’s rich military past and present.

subscribe to our podcast

Legion Magazine engages Canadians in commemorating the effort, bravery and sacrifice of those who served and continue to serve in Canada’s military. From the War of 1812 to modern armed forces missions around the world, Legion Magazine offers a blend of stories, photographs, graphics, maps and posters on Canadian military history and heritage, veterans’ issues and the Canadian Armed Forces. Legion Magazine is published six times a year in English with a French insert. Legion Magazine is published by Canvet Publications Ltd.

Facebook Twitter Youtube Podcast
© 2020 Legion Magazine. All rights reserved.
Terms and Conditions
Privacy Policy
Disclaimer
Subscribe Now for $18.98 / 2 years
Facebook-f Twitter Youtube Podcast