Harry Crerar And An Army For Strategic Effect,
2012
Department of National Defense
Harry Crerar And An Army For Strategic Effect, Paul Dickson
Canadian Military History
Few people did as much to shape Canada’s Second World War effort, and no single person did as much to shape the Canadian army, as did General H.D.G. “Harry” Crerar. As chief of the general staff during the critical year and a half following the fall of France in June 1940, he was the primary architect of First Canadian Army, established the conditions for the army’s training and expansion, and advised the government to dispatch troops to Hong Kong. As a corps commander, he campaigned for Canadian involvement in the Dieppe raid. And, by 1944, he had assumed command of …
Canadian Soldiers In West African Conflicts, 1885–1905,
2012
Canadian Armed Forces
Canadian Soldiers In West African Conflicts, 1885–1905, Andrew B. Godefroy
Canadian Military History
This article examines the role played by Canadians at the turn of the century in West Africa. Though not intended to draw sweeping conclusions about the influence of such operations on the Canadian army as a whole—such analysis must follow at a later time when more contextual evidence is available—it does rediscover a largely forgotten chapter in the origins and evolution of the army, as well as raise a number of questions that obviously deserve greater attention. Most important, perhaps, this article demonstrates that a new approach to the analysis of the pre–1914 Canadian army is required, one that focuses …
“Anything But Lovely”: The Canadian Corps At Lens In The Summer Of 1917,
2012
University of Calgary
“Anything But Lovely”: The Canadian Corps At Lens In The Summer Of 1917, Geoff Jackson
Canadian Military History
Much has been written on the Canadian Corps and the string of victories that it achieved after its initial triumph at Vimy Ridge. The corps did not have a perfect record after Vimy, although the battles are often depicted as such. The attack on the town of Lens in August 1917 demonstrated that the corps was still capable of making mistakes that were extremely costly in casualties and did not garner any sort of victory.
Examining the battle of Lens will dispel some of the myths. The brief literature on Hill 70 and Lens has always lumped them together as …
Table Of Contents,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Table Of Contents,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Table Of Contents,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission’S “Debt Of Honour Register”,
2012
Department of National Defence
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission’S “Debt Of Honour Register”, Ken Reynolds
Canadian Military History
This note is the next installment 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.
Fighting The Mujahideen: Lessons From The Soviet Counter-Insurgency Experience If Afghanistan,
2012
Royal Military College of Canada
Fighting The Mujahideen: Lessons From The Soviet Counter-Insurgency Experience If Afghanistan, Tony Balasevicius, Greg Smith
Canadian Military History
The Canadian Forces currently in Afghanistan as part of a NATO coalition are playing a major role in a counter-insurgency campaign directed against a resurgent Taliban threat. Dealing with this menace will not be easy as the Taliban, realizing they cannot defeat NATO’s superior military strength, have resorted to asymmetric actions that strike at the coalition’s will through the cumulative effects of terror and small-scale “hit and run” military operations. Although NATO must contend with these tactics, concentrating solely on the military aspects of the problem will not address the real danger.
The true nature of the Taliban’s threat rests …
A War Artist’S Legacy: Patrick G. Cowley-Brown (1918–2007),
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
A War Artist’S Legacy: Patrick G. Cowley-Brown (1918–2007), Laura Brandon
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
First Deployment Of The 14th Field Regiment, Rca: D-Day—Bernières-Sur-Mer—6 June 1944,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
First Deployment Of The 14th Field Regiment, Rca: D-Day—Bernières-Sur-Mer—6 June 1944, Wesley B. Alkenbrack
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Close Fire Support: Sexton Self-Propelled Guns Of The 23rd Field Regiment, 1942–1945,
2012
Canadian War Museum
Close Fire Support: Sexton Self-Propelled Guns Of The 23rd Field Regiment, 1942–1945, Andrew Iarocci
Canadian Military History
On the battlefields of the First World War, initially successful attacks all too often ended in failure because artillery weapons could not be moved up quickly enough to support assault infantry at the sharp end of the fight. As the first tanks appeared on the battlefields in late 1916, British designers tabled ideas for self-propelled gun carriages capable of negotiating difficult terrain, carrying their own loads of ammunition and providing some degree of protection for their crews. One design that never made it off the drawing board was the ED3 Emplacement Destroyer, a 27,000-pound vehicle mounting a 4.5-inch howitzer.1 …
The Road To Transformation: Ascending From The Decade Of Darkness,
2012
Canadian Forces Leadership Institute
The Road To Transformation: Ascending From The Decade Of Darkness, Bernd Horn, Bill Bentley
Canadian Military History
Nobody likes mistakes. Fewer yet like to revisit errors—to analyze, discuss or study them. They are often an embarrassment and remind us of our fallibility and shortcomings. It is always much easier to celebrate our achievements and successes—that leaves everyone with a warm feeling. However, although it is always preferable to avoid making mistakes, once they occur they are important and must be recognized as such. They speak to our weaknesses as both individuals and institutions. They are signals, if not alarms, to warn us of deficiencies that must be addressed. In fact, it has often been said for good …
“Bloody Provost”: Discipline During The War Of 1812,
2012
Royal Military College of Canada
“Bloody Provost”: Discipline During The War Of 1812, John R. Grodzinski
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
The Guns Of Bretteville: 13th Field Regiment, Rca, And The Defence Of Bretteville-L’Orgueilleuse, 7–10 June 1944,
2012
University of New Brunswick
The Guns Of Bretteville: 13th Field Regiment, Rca, And The Defence Of Bretteville-L’Orgueilleuse, 7–10 June 1944, Marc Milner
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Sydney F. Wise, 1924–2007: A Personal Recollection,
2012
Canadian Armed Forces
Sydney F. Wise, 1924–2007: A Personal Recollection, W.A.B. Douglas
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
The First Use Of Poison Gase At Ypres, 1915: A Translation From The German Official History,
2012
University of Western Ontario
The First Use Of Poison Gase At Ypres, 1915: A Translation From The German Official History, Mark Osborne Humphries
Canadian Military History
While English-speaking historians know in detail about almost every event on the BEF’s front, the same cannot be said of our knowledge of the German side of the Western Front. This is not surprising, as comparatively few English language books have been written about the German experience on the battlefields of the Great War. Recent English language scholarship by Holger Herwig, Annika Mombauer, and Robert Foley, to name but a few historians, has enriched our understanding of the conflict. However, these works have tended to concentrate on political and diplomatic history, or in the case of Mombaurer and Foley, on …
Afghanistan: A Glimpse Of War—Contemporary History At The Canadian War Museum,
2012
Canadian War Museum
Afghanistan: A Glimpse Of War—Contemporary History At The Canadian War Museum, Andrew Burtch
Canadian Military History
How do you exhibit the history of an ongoing conflict, with an unknown outcome and with most documents restricted on the basis of operational security? What story can you tell? Afghanistan: A Glimpse of War, a special exhibition developed by and currently on view at the Canadian War Museum (CWM), addresses these questions by using first-hand accounts from eyewitness records, media reports, interviews, open source material, and the visitors themselves. The exhibition presents the origins of the war in Afghanistan, and Canadian participation from the first deployments in 2002 to current operations in Kandahar province. The personal stories in …
Kamerad, Tritt Ein!: German Trench Culture—An Aspect Of The Human Side Of The First World War,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Kamerad, Tritt Ein!: German Trench Culture—An Aspect Of The Human Side Of The First World War, Bruno Friesen
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Preparing For The Bomb: The Development Of Civil Defence Policy In Canada, 1948–1963,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Preparing For The Bomb: The Development Of Civil Defence Policy In Canada, 1948–1963, Mark Davidson
Canadian Military History
During the period 1948 to 1963 civil defence in Canada developed in a number of stages that reflected changes in technology, weaponry and scientific discovery. The first stage of development, roughly between 1948 and 1952, witnessed only minor developments. Civil defence followed the Second World War practice, with a focus on air raid shelters and, if possible, evacuation. In the years 1952 to 1954 as the possibility of a nuclear attack became more real as a result of the Soviet development of intercontinental bombers, civil defence officials moved towards a policy of mass evacuation of target areas and the rescue …
