William Drummond And The Battle Of Fort Erie,
2012
Directorate of History and Heritage, Department of National Defence
William Drummond And The Battle Of Fort Erie, Donald E. Graves
Canadian Military History
The officers and men of the British army that defended Canada from American invasion during the War of 1812 knew they were “forgotten soldiers.” Fighting in a distant and secondary theatre, far from the gaze of a government and public pre-occupied with events on the continent, especially in Spain, they took a somewhat perverse pride in their status as outcasts. As one quipped about the Duke of Wellington—“thank God he managed to do without us” at Waterloo. But they also took a particular pride in their own local heroes including such men as Gordon of the 1st Regiment of Foot, …
Constructing Memory: The Vimy Memorial,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Constructing Memory: The Vimy Memorial, John Pierce
Canadian Military History
The 75th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge is also the 56th anniversary of the dedication of the Vimy Memorial. In the summer of 1936 over 100,000 people witnessed a ceremony which captured the imagination of the world and crystalized the Canadian memory of Vimy ridge. The historical reality of the battle was re-worked and reinterpreted in a conscious attempt to give purpose and meaning to an event which was to symbolize Canada’s coming-of-age as a nation.
Operations Of 1 Canadian Infantry Divisional Artillery, 24 August-22 September 1944,
2012
University of New Brunswick
Operations Of 1 Canadian Infantry Divisional Artillery, 24 August-22 September 1944, Lee A. Windsor
Canadian Military History
In January 1944 1st Canadian Infantry Division reverted to command of I Canadian Corps after seven months of campaigning in Sicily and Italy under a British Corps. The story of the division’s resentment toward the level of paperwork foisted on them by H.D.G. Crerar’s untried corps headquarters is legendary. Modern military historians assume this rancour is indicative of a 1914–18 mindset among Second World War Canadian senior officers which prevented them from adapting to the fast–paced nature of modern mechanized warfare in the 1940s.1 Ironically, much of that “paper–pushing” appears to have contributed to the Canadian Army’s victories over …
Relief Amid Chaos: The Story Of Canadian Pows Driving Red Cross,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Relief Amid Chaos: The Story Of Canadian Pows Driving Red Cross, Hugh A. Halliday
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Burma Banzai: The Air War In Burma Through Japanese Eyes,
2012
Royal Roads Military College
Burma Banzai: The Air War In Burma Through Japanese Eyes, A. Sutherland Brown, William Rodney
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Through The Camera’S Lens: Scenes From Aboard The Frigate Hmcs Dunver, 1943-1945,
2012
University of Ottawa
Through The Camera’S Lens: Scenes From Aboard The Frigate Hmcs Dunver, 1943-1945, Cliff Quince, Serge Durflinger
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Professionalism Under Fire: Canadian Implementation Of The Medak Pocket Agreement, Croatia 1993,
2012
University of New Brunswick
Professionalism Under Fire: Canadian Implementation Of The Medak Pocket Agreement, Croatia 1993, Lee A. Windsor
Canadian Military History
For many Canadians, the Somalia Affair became a symbol of their armed forces in the 1990s. Intense media coverage of a Somali teen’s murder by Canadian paratroopers, its cover-up by senior bureaucrats and officers at National Defence Headquarters and a series of subsequent scandals shook public confidence in the nation’s military institutions. Negative coverage particularly in the first half of the 1990s created an image of military incompetence and unprofessionalism, vividly captured in letters to the editor to major newspapers across the country. In recent years that image was balanced with more positive ones of Canadian Forces personnel protecting the …
General Simonds Speaks: Canadian Battle Doctrine In Normandy,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
General Simonds Speaks: Canadian Battle Doctrine In Normandy, Guy Simonds, Terry Copp
Canadian Military History
On the afternoon of 11 July 1944, a Canadian Corps HQ once again became operational on the soil of France. Lieutenant-General Guy Granville Simonds assumed responsibility for 8,000 yards of front in the Caen sector. There was little time or inclination to mark this event or link it with the memory of the vaunted Canadian Corps of World War 1 fame—there was too much to be done. Elements of the newly-arrived 2nd Canadian Infantry Division would take over part of the line and acquire some badly needed experience. Plans for the Corps’ role in Operation “Goodwood” had to be elaborated …
Artist Of War: Jack Shadbolt (1909–1998),
2012
Canadian War Museum
Artist Of War: Jack Shadbolt (1909–1998), Laura Brandon
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
The Test Of Command: Mcnaughton And Exercise “Spartan,” 4–12 March 1943,
2012
Directorate of Army Testing
The Test Of Command: Mcnaughton And Exercise “Spartan,” 4–12 March 1943, John Nelson Rickard
Canadian Military History
The large-scale General Headquarters (GHQ) exercise known as “Spartan,” held in the south of England during March 1943, was a significant event in the history of the Canadian Army in the Second World War. The purpose of “Spartan” was to test the army in the dual tasks of breaking out of an established bridgehead and making the transition to open warfare. As a direct result of shortcomings on the exercise, three Canadian generals lost their commands. Of greatest significance was the eventual relief of General A.G.L. McNaughton as commander of the First Canadian Army in November 1943. During and after …
A Difficult Path To Tread,
2012
University of the West of England, Bristol
A Difficult Path To Tread, Paul Gough
Canadian Military History
In a previous issue of Canadian Military History (Vol.5, No.l, Spring 1996) I looked at the recently unveiled Canadian War Memorial in Green Park in London, UK. I drew comparisons between the memorial and its counterparts on the Somme and at Vimy Ridge, I was fascinated by the fusion of abstract and figurative elements, and speculated that this combination of hard modernist edges with dramatic use of statuary seemed to be a particular strength of Canadian war memorials. Later that year I was invited by Professor Terry Copp to join a Canadian universities study group in France. At Caen, Normandy …
Tom Wood: Naval War Artist (1913–1997),
2012
Canadian War Museum
Tom Wood: Naval War Artist (1913–1997), Laura Brandon
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Sydney, Nova Scotia And The U-Boat War, 1918,
2012
Cape Breton University
Sydney, Nova Scotia And The U-Boat War, 1918, Brian Tennyson, Roger Sarty
Canadian Military History
During the summer of 1918. when German submarines thrust into North American coastal waters, Sydney. Nova Scotia suddenly became a major naval base and Canada’s foremost convoy assembly harbour.1 Nearly a hundred of the Royal Canadian Navy’s coastal patrol vessels came to the Cape Breton port, with at least 1,500 crewmen and shore personnel,2 but this was not enough. Britain was unable to help. Therefore the United States Navy pitched in for what was the first instance of joint operations by the armed forces of the two North American nations. Some 350 American sailors came to establish base …
Little Known Canadian Units: Royal Canadian Naval Beach Commando “W”,
2012
Royal Canadian Navy
Little Known Canadian Units: Royal Canadian Naval Beach Commando “W”, E.G. Finley, Ed Storey
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Recapturing The North: Exercises “Eskimo,” “Polar Bear” And “Lemming,” 1945,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Recapturing The North: Exercises “Eskimo,” “Polar Bear” And “Lemming,” 1945, Hugh A. Halliday
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Tactics, Training, Technology: The Rcn’S Summer Of Success, July–September 1942,
2012
Library and Archives Canada
Tactics, Training, Technology: The Rcn’S Summer Of Success, July–September 1942, Robert Fisher
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Leo Major, Dcm And Bar,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Leo Major, Dcm And Bar, Robert Fowler
Canadian Military History
Of all the British gallantry decorations, the Distinguished Conduct Medal must be considered the most prized because it is so seldom awarded. In the Korean War, only eight such awards were made out of a total of 205 honours and awards to Canadian soldiers.1 In the Second World War, the DCM was even more rare, making up only three per cent of all honours and awards. Thus, the award of the DCM and bar, spanning both wars, to Léo Major is a remarkable accomplishment.
In Memoriam: Charles Comfort: War Artist — 1900–1994,
2012
Canadian War Museum
In Memoriam: Charles Comfort: War Artist — 1900–1994, Laura Brandon
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Preparing For The “Hall Of Honour”: The Canadian War Museum,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Preparing For The “Hall Of Honour”: The Canadian War Museum, Hugh A. Halliday
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Zeppelins Over London,
2012
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Zeppelins Over London, Ron Anderson
ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program
Hear the story of the first strategic bombing campaign in history. The target was the civilian populated areas of London in World War I. Come on board a giant Zeppelin of the Imperial German Navy Air Service and learn what these raids did, or did not accomplish, from Ron Anderson, local zeppelin historian.
