The Corps Of Guides, 1903–1914,
2012
Carleton University
The Corps Of Guides, 1903–1914, Dan Jenkins
Canadian Military History
The Canadian Corps of Guides was created in April 1903 by General Order 61, and fell under the purview of the Intelligence Department at Militia Headquarters in Ottawa. However, as the Guides were a service of the Active Militia, and not of the Permanent Force, they were not a full-time formation. The Corps was designed to fulfil both a peacetime and wartime role. During active operations it was to act as a combat intelligence force for Canadian armies in the field, and provide commanders with operational and tactical level intelligence. During peacetime it was to prepare for this eventuality, but …
A Tough Little Boat: The Pogo-Hmcs Labrador’S Hydrographic Survey Launch,
2012
Canadian War Museum
A Tough Little Boat: The Pogo-Hmcs Labrador’S Hydrographic Survey Launch, Eric Fernberg
Canadian Military History
In the summer of 1995 the Canadian War Museum accepted delivery of the Pogo, the 36-foot aluminum sounding boat which had accompanied the voyages of HMCS Labrador, Canada’s first and last Arctic Patrol vessel. One of the considerations that led to its acquisition lies in the CWM’s mission statement, to document “Canada’s commitment to peacekeeping and maintenance of international security.” We have a tendency to speak of international security as a concept symptomatic of the Nuclear Age because, prior to the Second World War, countries could afford to take an isolationist stance and dismiss the tension between belligerents …
Landscape As Memorial: A.Y. Jackson And The Landscape Of The Western Front, 1917–1918,
2012
Canadian War Museum
Landscape As Memorial: A.Y. Jackson And The Landscape Of The Western Front, 1917–1918, Susan Butlin
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Filip Konowal, Vc: The Rebirth Of A Canadian Hero,
2012
Canadian War Museum
Filip Konowal, Vc: The Rebirth Of A Canadian Hero, Ron Sorobey
Canadian Military History
More than most people’s, Filip Konowa’s life was a complex mixture of hope, frustration, disappointment, and glory. On an August day in 1917, this corporal from Ottawa proved to be one of the world’s bravest men. In peacetime faith, courage, and devoation would help this forgotten hero overcome tragedy and personal loss until he became once again the recipient of the esteem that he earned as a serving soldier.
Colonel John Mccrae: From Guelph, Ontario To Flanders Fields,
2012
Guelph Museums
Colonel John Mccrae: From Guelph, Ontario To Flanders Fields, Bev Dietrich
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
The U-Boat Hunters: The Royal Canadian Navy And The Offensive Against Germany’S Submarines By Marc Milner [Review],
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
The U-Boat Hunters: The Royal Canadian Navy And The Offensive Against Germany’S Submarines By Marc Milner [Review], Rob Bromley
Canadian Military History
Review of Marc Milner, The U-Boar Hunters: The Royal Canadian Navy and the Offensive Against Germany's Submarines. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994.
Peacekeeping, 1965: The Canadian Military’S Viewpoint,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Peacekeeping, 1965: The Canadian Military’S Viewpoint, David A. Lenarcic
Canadian Military History
Peacekeeping has become a growth industry over the last few years, both in terms of the proliferation of missions and the numerous academic analyses of them. However, the historical context in which contemporary developments are unfolding is often lost in the shuffle. This certainly seems to be true in Canada, where the past apparently holds little relevance for the present when it comes to peacekeeping.
Rich Relations: The American Occupation Of Britain, 1942–1945 By David Reynolds [Review],
2012
York University
Rich Relations: The American Occupation Of Britain, 1942–1945 By David Reynolds [Review], J.L. Granatstein
Canadian Military History
Review of David Reynolds, Rich Relations: The American Occupation of Britain, 1942-1945. New York and Toronto: Random House, 1995.
Book Excerpt: Loyola, The Wars: In Remembrance Of “Men For Others”,
2012
Le College militaire royal de Saint-Jean
Book Excerpt: Loyola, The Wars: In Remembrance Of “Men For Others”, Gil Drolet
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Photo Essay: Hmcs Haida,
2012
HMCS Haida Naval Museum
Photo Essay: Hmcs Haida, Carla Morse
Canadian Military History
In Canada, historic naval ships are not as plentiful as in the United States but their history is just as rich. Although Canada’s naval tradition is a young one, officially starting with the Naval Act in 1910, the legacy is a lasting one that continues to thrive up to the present with the commissioning of the new City Class Frigates. Canadians have chosen to preserve three of the many ships that saw service in WWII. Two of them, the corvette HMCS Sackville and COS Acadia are in Halifax and the other, the destroyer HMCS Haid, is in Toronto. The …
Book Excerpt: The Guns Of Normandy: A Soldier’S Eye View Of France,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Book Excerpt: The Guns Of Normandy: A Soldier’S Eye View Of France, George G. Blackburn
Canadian Military History
Editor’s Note: Everyone who studies the land battles of the Second World War knows that artillery was the principle weapon employed by the Allied armies, but the gunners rarely receive the attention they deserve in narratives of the campaign. George Blackburn has written a book, The Guns of Normandy which restores the gunners to their rightful place. CMH is proud to publish two chapters from this book to announce that our Autumn issue will include an excerption from Mr. Blackburn’s forthcoming sequel. Chapter 15 takes up the story on 12 July 1944 as 4th Field Regiment is committed to support …
The 107th “Timber Wolf” Battalion At Hill 70,
2012
Department of National Defence
The 107th “Timber Wolf” Battalion At Hill 70, Steven A. Bell
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Recent Additions To The Canadian War Museum’S Vehicle Collection,
2012
Canadian War Museum
Recent Additions To The Canadian War Museum’S Vehicle Collection, James Whitman
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Women Making Shells: Marking Women’S Presence In The Munitions Work 1914–1918: The Art Of Frances Loring, Florence Wyle, Mabel May, And Dorothy Stevens,
2012
Canadian War Museum
Women Making Shells: Marking Women’S Presence In The Munitions Work 1914–1918: The Art Of Frances Loring, Florence Wyle, Mabel May, And Dorothy Stevens, Susan Butlin
Canadian Military History
In 1915, while working as a volunteer in a munitions factory canteen, Canadian artist Florence Carlyle described the munitions factory in letters to her family as a “systematized hell.” However, the atmosphere of the factory made a deep impression on her, for she continued; “what a picture for an artist...an artist with a fifty foot canvas and tubs of paint.”
This paper will focus on the art commissioned from Canadian women artists during the First World War by the Canadian War Memorials Fund (CWMF), and specifically upon art which depicts the subject of women working in Canadian munitions factories. These …
Making Bricks Without Straws: The Development Of The Korean War Exhibit At The Canadian War Museum,
2012
Canadian War Museum
Making Bricks Without Straws: The Development Of The Korean War Exhibit At The Canadian War Museum, Mark Reid
Canadian Military History
Established a scant half century ago, the Canadian War Museum has a mandate to document, examine and present our national military heritage to the people of Canada, about 200,000 of whom grace its halls annually. If the Museum is to be anything more than a collection of trophies or a veterans’ touchstone, this story must be interestingly told with historical balance, accuracy and dignity. It is hoped that the following brief account of a recent exhibit will illustrate how this goal is sought and, occasionally, accomplished.
The lack of a Korea Gallery in the national military museum was not an …
“Three Cheers For Earl Haig”: Canadian Veterans And The Visit Of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig To Canada In The Summer Of 1925,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
“Three Cheers For Earl Haig”: Canadian Veterans And The Visit Of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig To Canada In The Summer Of 1925, John Scott
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
“I Will Never Forget The Sound Of Those Engines Going Away”: A Re-Examination Of The Sinking Of Hmcs Athabaskan, 29 April 1944,
2012
HMCS Haida Naval Museum
“I Will Never Forget The Sound Of Those Engines Going Away”: A Re-Examination Of The Sinking Of Hmcs Athabaskan, 29 April 1944, Peter A. Dixon
Canadian Military History
On the morning of 29 April 1944 the Canadian Tribal Class Destroyer HMCS Athabaskan was sunk in the English Channel after an engagement with the German Elbing Class Destroyers T-24 and T-27. The official explanation from the “inquiry into the Loss of HMCS Athabaskan” claimed that Athabaskan sank because of two explosions, the first at 0417 hours, and the second at 0427 hours. The first explosion was attributed to a torpedo from T-24. The second explosion was believed to have occurred when fuel fires, caused by the first explosion, ignited the 4-inch magazine. While this may seem …
Ocean Bridge: The History Of Raf Ferry Command By Carl Christie [Review],
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Ocean Bridge: The History Of Raf Ferry Command By Carl Christie [Review], Laurie Peloquin
Canadian Military History
Review of Carl A. Christie, Ocean Bridge: The History of the RAF Ferry Command. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995.
Dieppe Revisited: A Documentary Investigation By John P. Campbell [Review],
2012
University of Cambridge
Dieppe Revisited: A Documentary Investigation By John P. Campbell [Review], Hugh G. Henry
Canadian Military History
Review of John P. Campbell, Dieppe Revisited: A Documentary Investigation. London: Frank Cass, 1993.
Regimental History: The State Of The Art,
2012
University of Guelph
Regimental History: The State Of The Art, Paul Dickson
Canadian Military History
Review of David Bercuson, Battalion of Heroes: The Calgary Highlanders in World War II. Calgary: The Calgary Highlanders Regimental Fund Association, 1994 and Alex Morrison and Ted Slaney, The Breed of Manly Men: The History of the Cape Breton Highlanders. Sydney, Cape Breton: The Cape Breton Highlanders Association and the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies, 1994.
