Memory, Monument, And Landsacpe,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Memory, Monument, And Landsacpe, Nan Griffiths
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
24th Canadian Field Ambulance Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
24th Canadian Field Ambulance Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, Harold Russell
Canadian Military History
The 24th Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, was the only complete Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario unit mobilized and sent overseas in the Second World War. Today few know its story in spite of an active veterans’ association. The purpose of this article is to pay tribute to the service and sacrifice of these extraordinary ordinary men who risked all when Canada was in peril.
The Fog Of War: Large-Scale Smoke Screening Operations Of First Canadian Army In Northwest Europe,
2012
Canadian War Museum
The Fog Of War: Large-Scale Smoke Screening Operations Of First Canadian Army In Northwest Europe, James C. Bond
Canadian Military History
Smoke screens have been employed in sea and land warfare for many centuries for a variety of purposes. They have been used to conceal troop movements, to deceive the enemy as to combat strengths, point of attack, and preparations for offensive operations. During the Second World War all armies made use of smoke screns in their operations to a greater or lesser extent. Canada was no exception and was considered to be extremely innovative in the use of smoke equipment in ways for which it was not designed. The First Canadian Army first employed large-scale non-artillery-projected smoke screens during the …
“While The Shells Crashed We Were Strong”: The Life Of War Poet “Toronto” Prewitt,
2012
University of Guelph
“While The Shells Crashed We Were Strong”: The Life Of War Poet “Toronto” Prewitt, Andrew Coppolino
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
The Fighter-Bomber In The Normandy Campaign: The Role Of 83 Group,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
The Fighter-Bomber In The Normandy Campaign: The Role Of 83 Group, Christopher Evans
Canadian Military History
The dichotomy between popular and academic history is, for most historians, and readers, an uncomfortable one. A book that appeals to a mass audience risks the scorn of academia, whereas a scholarly work may never reach beyond the confines of the university. While there are exceptions to this rule, John Keegan’s The Face of Battle being perhaps the most famous, by and large academic study runs parallel with popular accounts and rarely the twain meet. No where is this more prevalent in the study of military history than the question of the role played by tactical air power in the …
What Is Tank Country?,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
What Is Tank Country?, William Murphy
Canadian Military History
There are certain principles that evolved during the past war that should be applicable to future operations, and one of these principles, it is suggested, is the answer to the question of what is and what is not tank country. Many serving and former members of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps will recollect how eagerly they perused reports from the western desert during the years they sat in England awaiting their turn. They realized that in all probability when they saw action it would be with a better vehicle and in totally different country. But the only reports available, so …
Shermans In Sicily: The Diary Of A Young Soldier, Summer 1943,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Shermans In Sicily: The Diary Of A Young Soldier, Summer 1943, Jack Wallace
Canadian Military History
Fifty five years ago, one of the biggest news stories of the summer was the invasion of Sicily by Allied Forces. For some, the memories will never fade because they were in the front lines of the first successful Allied push into occupied Europe.
Jack Wallace of Nepean remembers Sicily the way it was 55 years ago—the stifling heat, the billowing clouds of dust and the rugged mountain terrain. At the time, Wallace was a 23-year-old lieutenant commanding a squadron of Sherman tanks with the Three Rivers Regiment. The battle for Sicily—“the soft underbelly of fascism” as Churchill called it—was …
Restoration Of The Canadian War Memorial In The Senate,
2012
Canadian War Museum
Restoration Of The Canadian War Memorial In The Senate, Danielle Allard
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Phantom German Air Raids On Canada: War Hysteria In Quebec And Ontario During The First World War,
2012
James Cook University
Phantom German Air Raids On Canada: War Hysteria In Quebec And Ontario During The First World War, Robert Bartholomew
Canadian Military History
In late August of 1914, Canada entered the First World War following the unanimous vote of a special session of Parliament. This event occurred amid great exuberance and unanimity, and was marked by parades, decorations, cheering crowds and patriotic speeches. Canada was situated far from the European front lines, and its distant, vast land mass and cold climate also contributed to a feeling of insulation from attack or invasion. However, despite a general feeling of distance from the war's unfolding events, there was a rapidly growing realization that German sympathizers and enemy agents might pose a more immediate threat.
“Batty Mac”: Portrait Of A Brigade Commander Of The Great War, 1915–1917,
2012
Directorate of Heritage and History, Department of National Defence
“Batty Mac”: Portrait Of A Brigade Commander Of The Great War, 1915–1917, Ian Mcculloch
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
One Family’S War: World War Two As Seen Through The Craig Family,
2012
University of Ottawa
One Family’S War: World War Two As Seen Through The Craig Family, Jeff Keshen
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
The “Dorothy Medal” And The Dominion Rifle Association,
2012
Canadian War Museum
The “Dorothy Medal” And The Dominion Rifle Association, Kyle Mcintyre
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Operation “Canada”: 5th Canadian Armoured Division’S Attack On Delfzijl, 23 April To 2 May 1945,
2012
Royal Military College of Canada
Operation “Canada”: 5th Canadian Armoured Division’S Attack On Delfzijl, 23 April To 2 May 1945, Daniel Byers
Canadian Military History
Operation “Canada” was the last action fought 5th Canadian Armoured Division in the Second World War. The battle to open the northern Dutch port of Delfzijl lasted ten days, and cost the Division a total of 62 dead and 180 wounded. Yet it has largely been forgotten. The capture of Delfzijl is interesting enough to be worth studying in its own right. As one of the last Canadian actions in the war, it reveals the level of proficiency achieved by Canadian soldiers by that time. The reduction of the pocket was carried out with a high degree of efficiency, and …
Confronting Technological And Tactical Change: Allied Anti-Submarine Warfare In The Last Year Of The Battle For The Atlantic,
2012
Directorate of Maritime Concepts and Doctrine, Department of National Defence
Confronting Technological And Tactical Change: Allied Anti-Submarine Warfare In The Last Year Of The Battle For The Atlantic, Douglas M. Mclean
Canadian Military History
The recall of German U-boat wolfpacks from the central north Atlantic at the end of May 1943 ended the most costly phase of the shipping war for the Allies. Never again would the German U-boats inflict dangerously high shipping losses. The naval war remained bitter, nonetheless, for the U-boats refused to give up, turning instead to new technology and new tactics. Right to the end, they continued to present a plausible threat that caused concern in high Allied circles. Indeed, in January 1945 the First Sea Lord of the Admiralty was moved to warn that, “The high shipping losses which …
Fighting The Defensive Battle On The Jamestown Line: The Canadians In Korea, November 1951,
2012
University of Calgary
Fighting The Defensive Battle On The Jamestown Line: The Canadians In Korea, November 1951, David J. Bercuson
Canadian Military History
Barbed wire. Artillery duels. Patrolling in “no-man’s land.” Static warfare from fixed defensive positions. This description could easily fit the western front in 1916. In fact, however, it also depicts the Jamestown Line in central Korea from the beginning of the static phase of the Korean war in late October 1951 to the cease-fire of July 1953. The apparent similarity of this static war to the Western Front from late 1914 to early 1918 has obscured the importance and uniqueness of the Korean experience to recent military history. For while stalemate on the Western Front derived from fundamental military problems, …
In Support Of The Canadians: A British Anti-Tank Regiment’S First Five Weeks In Normandy,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
In Support Of The Canadians: A British Anti-Tank Regiment’S First Five Weeks In Normandy, Tony Foulds
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
The Royal Arms Of France And Its Ancillary Artefacts,
2012
Canadian War Museum
The Royal Arms Of France And Its Ancillary Artefacts, Bernard Pothier
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
“Within Ourselves”: The Development Of British Light Infantry In North America During The Seven Years’ War,
2012
Directorate of Heritage and History, Department of National Defence
“Within Ourselves”: The Development Of British Light Infantry In North America During The Seven Years’ War, Ian Mcculloch
Canadian Military History
The first British regulars to appear in North America were those accompanying a small British expedition to wrest Manhattan from the Dutch in 1664. Colonel Richard Nicolls’ troops landed on Long Island 25 August 1664 at the exact site where General William Howe’s troops would disembark over a century later. After a swift Dutch capitulation, Nicolls’ redcoats and subsequent garrisons of British regulars would maintain a solid presence in New York for a virtually uninterrupted period of 119 years.
It has been suggested by one American historian that this factual record has been conveniently overlooked by most of his colleagues …
Pursuit To The Seine: The Essex Scottish Regiment And The Foret De La Londe, August 1944,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Pursuit To The Seine: The Essex Scottish Regiment And The Foret De La Londe, August 1944, Doug W. Mcintyre
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Soldiers’ Lives Depicted: Paintings And Drawings By “Unofficial Artists” In The Collection Of The Canadian War Museum,
2012
Canadian War Museum
Soldiers’ Lives Depicted: Paintings And Drawings By “Unofficial Artists” In The Collection Of The Canadian War Museum, Angela Marcus
Canadian Military History
The Canadian War Museum’s collection of Second World War art, collectively entitled “The Canadian War Records,” is primarily made up of artwork officially commissioned by the National Gallery of Canada on behalf of the Canadian Government. Through this scheme 33 Official war artists were given the sponsorship and protection of the three branches of the Armed Forces. The artists’ objective was to illustrate Canada’s role in the Second World War. This made it possible for them to travel around Canada to record activities at training bases and also to be sent overseas to record the military action in various parts …
