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“Keep-A-Fighting! Play The Game!” Baseball And The Canadian Forces During The First World War, Andrew Horrall
“Keep-A-Fighting! Play The Game!” Baseball And The Canadian Forces During The First World War, Andrew Horrall
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
“More A Medicine Than A Beverage”: “Demon Rum” And The Canadian Trench Soldier Of The First World War, Tim Cook
Canadian Military History
A couple of months before he was killed at Vimy Ridge, Private Ronald Mackinnon noted that he had to cut his letter to his father short because he heard “the joyful cry [of] ‘rum up’.” In the renches, everyone reacted when rum was issued. The rum ration was, in the words of Private E. Seaman of the 3rd Battalion, “the highlight of the day.” First Battalion infantryman Ralph Bell wrote that “When the days shorten, and the rain never ceases; when the sky is ever grey, the nights chill, and trenches thigh deep in mud and water; when the front …
Canada’S First Armoured Unit: Raymond Brutinel And The Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigades Of The First World War, Cameron Pulsifer
Canada’S First Armoured Unit: Raymond Brutinel And The Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigades Of The First World War, Cameron Pulsifer
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Shattered Landscape: The Great War And The Art Of The Group Of Seven, Laura Brandon
Shattered Landscape: The Great War And The Art Of The Group Of Seven, Laura Brandon
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
General Simonds Speaks: Canadian Battle Doctrine In Normandy, Guy Simonds, Terry Copp
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 …
“A Proper Slaughter”: The March 1917 Gas Raid At Vimy Ridge, Tim Cook
“A Proper Slaughter”: The March 1917 Gas Raid At Vimy Ridge, Tim Cook
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
The Test Of Command: Mcnaughton And Exercise “Spartan,” 4–12 March 1943, John Nelson Rickard
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 …
“The Development Of An Unbeatable Combination”: Us Close Air Support In Normandy, Michael Bechthold
“The Development Of An Unbeatable Combination”: Us Close Air Support In Normandy, Michael Bechthold
Canadian Military History
In the climactic scene of the highly-acclaimed Saving Private Ryan, the beleaguered Ranger and Airborne forces of Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) are about to be overrun. Against overwhelming odds they have fought to save a crucial stone bridge over the Merderet River. It is a losing battle. With defeat imminent, the Americans retreats across the bridge and prepare to blow it. However, before that can happen, Captain Miller is shot and is unable to detonate the explosives. As a German tank rumbles across the bridge it appears all is lost. Then, in typical Hollywood tradition, the calvary arrives--two …
Exercise “Musk Ox”: Asserting Sovereignty “North Of 60”, Hugh A. Halliday
Exercise “Musk Ox”: Asserting Sovereignty “North Of 60”, Hugh A. Halliday
Canadian Military History
The Second World War was over and the Canadian armed forces were being reduced rapidly. The first chilly blasts of the Cold War had not yet penetrated to the consciousness of most Canadians. What role could the forces play in the postwar world? The most obvious answer was to revert to those interwar operations that had most directly benefited the nation—aerial surveys, northern communications, limited engineering projects. New tasks had evolved; aerial search and rescue was an example.
The Canadian government was aware that it had neglected the north during the war; the American presence in the Alaska Highway, CANOL, …
Canadian Armour In Normandy: Operation “Totalize” And The Quest For Operational Manoeuvre, Roman Johann Jarymowycz
Canadian Armour In Normandy: Operation “Totalize” And The Quest For Operational Manoeuvre, Roman Johann Jarymowycz
Canadian Military History
The Allied record in Normandy is irritating simply because we could have done better. The extensive casualty rates to infantry and armour nearly exhausted American arms and created a political crisis in Canada. The dazzling success of American armour during “Cobra’s” pursuit eclipsed the Canadian armoured battles of August, despite the fact that the vast majority of Allied tank casualties from direct gunfire engagements occurred in II Canadian Corps. The exultation of operation manoeuvre, the closing of the Falaise Gap and the liberation of Paris obfuscated the reality of tactical deficiency. It required three bloody months and seven major operations …
Reflections On Caen, Bocage And The Gap: A Naval Historian’S Critique Of The Normandy Campaign, Marc Milner
Reflections On Caen, Bocage And The Gap: A Naval Historian’S Critique Of The Normandy Campaign, Marc Milner
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Recapturing The North: Exercises “Eskimo,” “Polar Bear” And “Lemming,” 1945, Hugh A. Halliday
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, Robert Fisher
Tactics, Training, Technology: The Rcn’S Summer Of Success, July–September 1942, Robert Fisher
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
The Blind Leading The Blind: The Battle Of The St. Eloi Craters, Tim Cook
The Blind Leading The Blind: The Battle Of The St. Eloi Craters, Tim Cook
Canadian Military History
The battle at St. Eloi between 27 March and 19 April 1916 was a minor side-show compared to the armageddon raging between the Germans and the French at Verdun. Yet, it was an important event for the 2nd Canadian Division as it was their first set-piece battle on the Western Front. It was also an unmitigated disaster.
C. Anthony Law (1916–1996): Official War Artist, Laura Brandon
C. Anthony Law (1916–1996): Official War Artist, Laura Brandon
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Canada, Conflict And Commemoration: An Appraisal Of The New Canadian War Memorial In Green Park, London, And A Reflection On The Official Patronage Of Canadian War Art, Paul Gough
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Air Support In The Breskens Pocket: The Case Of The First Canadian Army And The 84 Group Royal Air Force, Michael Bechthold
Air Support In The Breskens Pocket: The Case Of The First Canadian Army And The 84 Group Royal Air Force, Michael Bechthold
Canadian Military History
Operation “Switchback” was conceived to capture the Breskens pcoket and liberate the south bank of the Scheldt Estuary leading to Antwerp. As the Allies moved out of Normandy in the late summer of 1944, their primary supply line remained over the invasion beaches. The logistical situation became critical as the distance fromthe beachhead lengthened. The British scored a major coup in early September when they captured the port of Antwerp. Not only was this the largest port in Europe, it had been taken with its port facilities intact. Unfortunately, there remained one problem; Antwerp lay some 50 miles from the …
Canadian Military Heritage, Volume 1: 1000–1754 [Review], Desmond Morton
Canadian Military Heritage, Volume 1: 1000–1754 [Review], Desmond Morton
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Posters And The Canadian War Museum, Hugh A. Halliday
Posters And The Canadian War Museum, Hugh A. Halliday
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Operation Research And 21 Army Group, Terry Copp
Operation Research And 21 Army Group, Terry Copp
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Collections Of The Cwm: An Historical Resource, Cameron Pulsifer
Collections Of The Cwm: An Historical Resource, Cameron Pulsifer
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
The Rcn At War, Dean Oliver
Der Gegenangriff Vor Verrieres: German Counterattacks During Operation “Spring,” 25–26 July 1944, Roman Johann Jarymowycz
Der Gegenangriff Vor Verrieres: German Counterattacks During Operation “Spring,” 25–26 July 1944, Roman Johann Jarymowycz
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
Treason At Quebec: British Espionage In Canada During The Winter Of 1759, Peter Macleod
Treason At Quebec: British Espionage In Canada During The Winter Of 1759, Peter Macleod
Canadian Military History
In the spring of 1760, the British garrison at Québec, commanded by James Murray, found itself the target of a French army intent upon the recapture of the colonial capital. Led by the exceptionally able François de Levis, the French hoped to surprise Murray’s outnumbered and isolated army, but even as the French embarked at Montreal on 20 May, Murray was writing that he had “received certain intelligence” of French preparations and had taken appropriate precautions. Much of this foreknowledge came from British spies working behind the French lines. Although prior to September 1759 the British had not possessed a …
A Canadian Soldier In The Great War: The Experiences Of Frank Maheux, Desmond Morton
A Canadian Soldier In The Great War: The Experiences Of Frank Maheux, Desmond Morton
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
The Underground War: Military Mining Operations In Support Of The Attack On Vimy Ridge, 9 April 1917, Michael Boire
The Underground War: Military Mining Operations In Support Of The Attack On Vimy Ridge, 9 April 1917, Michael Boire
Canadian Military History
This article aims briefly to describe the significance and evolution of military mining as a battlefield tactic during the Great War, with special reference to the role these underground operations played in the greatest success of Canadian arms—the capture of Vimy Ridge.
No military historian’s visit to Vimy Ridge, this country’s most symbolic and emotion-laden battlefield, would be complete without a stop at the Grange Tunnel, an infantry subway dug during the winter and spring of 1916–1917 by the soldier-miners of the 172 Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. They were ably assisted by work parties from all four veteran battalions of …