A Canadian Conscript Goes To War—August 1918: Old Myths Re-Examined,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
A Canadian Conscript Goes To War—August 1918: Old Myths Re-Examined, Patrick Dennis
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
To The Last Canadian?: Casualties In The 21st Army Group,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
To The Last Canadian?: Casualties In The 21st Army Group, Terry Copp
Canadian Military History
In Normandy, Canadian infantry divisions suffered a higher rate of casualties than British divisions engaged in similar operations. These figures have been used by some historians to prove Canadian failure on the battlefield. However, by using statistics gathered by operational research scientists during the war, this article shows that the “considerably heavier casualties” suffered by the Canadians in Normandy and beyond were the product of a greater number of days in close combat with the enemy, not evidence of operational inexperience or tactical failure.
Table Of Contents,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Internet Forums And Canadian Military History,
2012
Department of National Defence
Internet Forums And Canadian Military History, Ken Reynolds
Canadian Military History
This note is the next instalment in a series of short pieces on Internet resources and tools available to researchers, writers and readers of Canadian military history. The author, Ken Reynolds, an historian with the Department of National Defence, also writes “The Cannon’s Mouth” blog.
From The Rhine To The Baltic: The Final Operations Of The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, Part 1—24 March To 2 April 1945,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
From The Rhine To The Baltic: The Final Operations Of The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, Part 1—24 March To 2 April 1945, R.F. Anderson
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
“The Pow Will Safely Return!”: Second World War Allied And German Propoganda,
2012
Canadian War Museum
“The Pow Will Safely Return!”: Second World War Allied And German Propoganda, Amber Lloydlangston, Tracy Lo
Canadian Military History
During the Second World War, both the Allied and Axis governments expended significant resources in the production and dissemination of propoganda. Directed at their own people, the propoganda of these governments fostered correct thinking, feelings, attitudes, and behaviours. Directed at military personnel of enemy nations as part of psychological warfare operations, this propoganda was far more subversive. Its goal was to undermine the efficiency and coherence of enemy forces and, ultimately, to weaken their will to fight. Among the different media harnessed to achieve this end, aerial leaflets hold a unique place in the history of psychological warfare operations. Their …
From Alberta To Avion: Private Herbert Peterson, 49th Battalion, Cef,
2012
Department of National Defence
From Alberta To Avion: Private Herbert Peterson, 49th Battalion, Cef, Ken Reynolds
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Canada And The First World War: A Canadian War Museum Internet Exhibition,
2012
Canadian War Museum
Canada And The First World War: A Canadian War Museum Internet Exhibition, Tim Cook, Kathryn Lyons
Canadian Military History
Canada and the First World War is the largest internet resource ever developed by the Canadian War Museum. The goal of this site is to provide visitors across the country and around the world with the most comprehensive and authoritative site for the history of Canada and Canadians in the First World War.
Like our permanent galleries, the site’s goal is to tell the story of Canada’s role in the First World War at the international, national, and personal levels. While the CWM’s collection dictated, to some degree, the extent of the storyline, this will be an important site for …
For King, Not Tsar: Identifying Ukrainians In The Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914–1918,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
For King, Not Tsar: Identifying Ukrainians In The Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914–1918, Peter Broznitsky
Canadian Military History
Canadian-born men, followed by those born in the British Isles, made up the bulk of the 620,000 men who enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the First World War. Many Americans, perhaps 20,000 to 30,000 or more, enlisted in Canada or were recruited in the USA. Men holding Russian passports became the next most numerous group in the CEF, as recent immigrants from the vast Russian Empire joined up. How many of these were ethnic Ukrainians, born in Ukrainian regions of the Tsarist Empire? And how many ethnic Ukrainians born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, even though it was …
Toward A Transnational History Of World War I,
2012
University of Southern Mississippi
Toward A Transnational History Of World War I, Michael S. Neiberg
Canadian Military History
Michael S. Neiberg delivered the keynote address at the 19th Military History Colloquium, held at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, 1–3 May 2008. This is the text of his address.
Spirited Imperialism: The Formation And Command Of The First Canadian Expeditionary Force In South Africa,
2012
Canadian Defence Academy
Spirited Imperialism: The Formation And Command Of The First Canadian Expeditionary Force In South Africa, Daniel P. Gosselin
Canadian Military History
This article explores the role played by Chamberlain, Minto and Hutton in shaping the organizational and command structure of the Canadian expeditionary force that deployed to South Africa. In 1899, the war raised not only the vital question about the kind of imperial war Canada ought to participate in, but also the form of that participation. As this article demonstrates, the British politician, the colonial administrator and the general saw the war as an opportunity to advance their specific agenda, strongly fuelled by imperialist sentiments. In doing so, the ideas that shaped their actions between July and October 1899 provided …
Table Of Contents,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
The “Canadian Virtual War Memorial” At Veterans Affairs Canada,
2012
Department of National Defence
The “Canadian Virtual War Memorial” At Veterans Affairs Canada, Ken Reynolds
Canadian Military History
This note is the next instalment in a series of short pieces on Internet resources and tools available to researchers, writers and readers of Canadian military history. The author, Ken Reynolds, an historian with the Department of National Defence, also writes “The Cannon’s Mouth” blog.
Outside The Box: A New Perspective On Operation Windsor—The Rationale Behind The Attack On Carpiquet, 4 July 1944,
2012
Canadian Armed Forces
Outside The Box: A New Perspective On Operation Windsor—The Rationale Behind The Attack On Carpiquet, 4 July 1944, David Patterson
Canadian Military History
Operation Windsor never seemed to fit. Why, one asks, would the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division launch a major operation to seize Carpiquet village and airfield a mere four days before I British Corps started the much larger three-division Operation Charnwood to seize Caen? It seemed a distraction from the main effort—a needless diversion of resources. This view was reinforced by the standard interpretations of the battles as reflected in the two introductory quotations: Windsor as a prelude to Charnwood. I had succumbed to what I will call the black box syndrome. I looked only within the analytical framework established by …
Provincial Patterns Of Enlistment In The Canadian Expeditionary Force,
2012
University of Western Ontario
Provincial Patterns Of Enlistment In The Canadian Expeditionary Force, Jonathan F. Vance
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Evan Macdonald: Camouflage Artist,
2012
Canadian War Museum
Evan Macdonald: Camouflage Artist, Laura Brandon, Jeff Noakes
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Sir Arthur Currie And The Legacy Of The Great War: Letters From The Archives Of The Canadian War Museum,
2012
University of Western Ontario
Sir Arthur Currie And The Legacy Of The Great War: Letters From The Archives Of The Canadian War Museum, Mark Osborne Humphries
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Military Aid To The Civil Authority In The Mid-19th Century New Brunswick,
2012
University of New Brunswick
Military Aid To The Civil Authority In The Mid-19th Century New Brunswick, J. Brent Wilson
Canadian Military History
During the mid–19th century, the role of the military in New Brunswick began to change. Although its primary function remained defence against invasion, the civil power called on it with increasing frequency; first the British regulars and later the militia assisted in capacities ranging from fighting fires to policing. Nevertheless, as New Brunswick changed from colony to province, the militia did not automatically replace the imperial garrison. Civil authorities were reluctant to call on it, and volunteers assumed this role only after the regulars departed in 1869. This article first examines the types of disorder that occurred between the 1830s …
“He Was My Best Subaltern#8221;: The Life And Death Of Lieutenant Herrick S. Duggan, 70th Field Company, Royal Engineers,
2012
University of Ottawa
“He Was My Best Subaltern#8221;: The Life And Death Of Lieutenant Herrick S. Duggan, 70th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Nic Clarke
Canadian Military History
At 0400 hours on 21 October 1915, 24 year–old First Lieutenant Herrick “Heck” Stevenson Duggan died of wounds in Béthune, France. One of the 61,000 casualties suffered by the British Army during its failed Loos offensive (25 September to 19 October 1915), Herrick differed from the vast majority of the dead and wounded because he was Canadian, not British.
Based primarily on correspondence between Herrick Duggan and his family during the years 1913–15, this article explores Duggan’s life and experiences leading up to, and during, the Great War. In doing so it examines how the “war to end all wars” …
A Force Of Reason: Canada, Central America, And The Grupo De Observadores De La Naciones Unidas Para Centro America,
2012
Canadian Armed Forces
A Force Of Reason: Canada, Central America, And The Grupo De Observadores De La Naciones Unidas Para Centro America, Andrew B. Godefroy
Canadian Military History
Though the Cold War never led to open hostilities between the United States of America and the Soviet Union, the two superpowers did engage in a seemingly endless series of wars by proxy in their struggle for dominance over international affairs. One of the major arenas was Central America, where regional politics influenced by ideologies led to decades of internal and external strife. Yet a glimmer of hope for peace emerged in the early 1980s even though acrimonious relations persisted between the US and USSR. Central and South American governments, with the encouragement of more distant nations, began a process …
