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At the first strains of the anthem, backs straightened and shoulders squared. For a few brief minutes the white hair and canes were forgotten and eyes shone bright with dignity and pride. This was Holland, 1995, and these were the Canadian veterans who gave their... -
WAR SHAPED CANADA. Those three words do not often occur to Canadians living in our peaceable kingdom, but they are surely true. The future of British North America was decided on the Plains of Abraham in 1759 and confirmed during the War of 1812 in which... -
Getting at an entrenched enemy is a problem as old as warfare, and one that grew more complex as the great and powerful retreated behind thicker and higher walls. There were several ways of taking a castle or fort: scale the walls, bring them down... -
Illustration by Brad Holland A new president, old animosities, and uncertain alliances; welcome to the New Cold War On Oct. 15, 1962, an American spy plane took photographs of Soviet missiles being installed in Cuba. The missiles were capable of delivering nuclear warheads to... -
After considerable lobbying by blacks and by white supporters, Canada fielded one black battalion, but they had to fight with shovels, not rifles “I have been fortunate to have secured a very fine class of recruits, and I did not think it fair to... -
Soldiers were used in the testing of chemical and biological weapons in the Second World War When Lucien Chasse, a quarry driller from Quebec with a Grade 4 education and little English, signed up for the Canadian Army on Nov. 10, 1943, he had...
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The race to Cambrai
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 century ago, the provincial town of Cambrai, France, was a focal point of major military operations on the Western Front. It was a vital military railway and road hub...
