As the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge passes, we are reminded that the last surviving veteran of the First World War died just this past February. Although this generation has now passed on, digitization and the application [...]
Veteran Bob Ross searches for the grave of Curley Christian, the only quadruple amputee to survive WWI. On 9 April 1917, while serving with the Winnipeg Grenadiers during the battle of Vimy Ridge, Christian’s limbs were destroyed by a shell. [...]
Laura Fraser is an Teaching Associate of LCMSDS. She holds a BA in History from Queen’s University and her BEd from the University of Ottawa, and is an accredited educator with the Ontario College of Teachers. In addition to teaching, [...]
Today’s podcast features Andrew Iarocci, Royal Military College of Canada, “The Roads to Vimy: Supply and Transportation Infrastructure at the Battle of Arras.” You can either stream the audio below, or subscribe to our new iTunes feed at http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/canadian-military-history/id508670154 4. [...]
Lidiya Gudovantseva of the Soviet Union defies all gender norms and military stereotypes by demonstrating that women, too, could be snipers. At only 18 years old, she volunteered for this dangerous job in 1942. She was awarded the Order of [...]
I recently presented a paper at the Army Historical Workshop titled “Operational Research and First Canadian Army” which sketched the close relationship between Canadian staff officers and the soldier–scientists of No. 2 Operational Research Section. My discussion of counter-mortar development [...]
Today’s podcast features Geoff Hayes, University of Waterloo on “How do you Smell like a Man?: Masculinity and the Selection of Canadian Army Officers, 1939-1945” You can either stream the audio below, or subscribe to our new iTunes feed at [...]
Espionage was an integral component of the Cold War. Here, we have British intelligence officer Kim Philby, who operated as a KGB spy, and a Soviet emigrant who parachuted into Russia to spy for the CIA.
WWII Lancaster pilot and author, Philip Gray, volunteers at the Canadian Air and Space Museum, sharing his knowledge with the public. The museum has been told by its landlord (crown corporation Downsview Park) that they must be gone by March [...]
Book reveals Canadian Nazi spy whose daughter became a Hollywood film star. As a film maker with an interest in History I am always looking for those unexplored corners of the past which might have been overlooked. One such corner [...]
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