“A Different Kind of Fighting: Challenges for Women in a War-torn Somalia” by Andrea Hall
Somalia has spent much of the past two decades mired in a civil conflict that accelerated with the collapse of Mohamed Siad Barre’s regime. Several [...]
Somalia has spent much of the past two decades mired in a civil conflict that accelerated with the collapse of Mohamed Siad Barre’s regime. Several [...]
‘At last, nearing the aerodome, the rain would bar our way. Engine off, we would charge at it. The golden curtain became a whirl of [...]
Our friends at the Canadian Landmine Foundation are again hosting an essay contest that asks the question “What is a peacemaker? Peacekeeper?” The contest is [...]
I have always liked the sound of rain, particularly when I could enjoy it from the comfort of a shelter, whether a handy mature tree [...]
Overview The Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies and Wilfrid Laurier University are pleased to host this year’s Military History Colloquium. The colloquium [...]
Thursday, 18 April at 7:30 pm Mike Bechthold Wilfrid Laurier University “Raymond Collishaw and the Development of British Carrier Aviation in the 1930s” Note: This [...]
Matt Symes Wilfrid Laurier University Wednesday, 17 April at 7pm “War in the Abstract: Art as a Window into Canada’s Military Past” Art, in all [...]
In Canada, the War of 1812 has taken on various meanings. In the immediate aftermath, alongside the “Loyalist” narrative of fleeing from the defeat of [...]
Featured Article Crossing Boundaries on the Battlefield: The Possibilities of Teacher Study Tours for Substantial Professional Learning Blake Seward, Cindy Brown, Alan Sears, and Lee [...]
April 9th is Vimy Ridge Day in Canada. Today we are featuring the Australia Broadcasting Corporation’s 2008 interview with Terry Copp at Vimy Ridge. Portions [...]