AI EnhancedBattle of Britain: Willie McKnight
During the Battle of Britain (August-October 1940), Squadron No. 242, the "All-Canadians," had one of the best kill to loss…
AI EnhancedCanada in Afghanistan: Overview
Canada’s military involvement in Afghanistan began with the deaths of over 3,000 civilians, including many Canadians, on September 11, 2001.…
AI EnhancedReplacing the Sea King
Our CH-124 Sea King maritime helicopters recently had their 50th anniversary. While many other countries (e.g. the UK, Norway, India,…
AI EnhancedCuban Missile Crisis: Diefenbaker, Harkness, and Kennedy
On October 16, 1962, President John F. Kennedy was informed that Soviet missiles had been installed in Cuba. It was…
AI EnhancedD-Day: Nan White Beach
For Toronto’s Queen’s Own Rifles, D-Day began at 03:15 when they were served breakfast in England. For many of the…
AI EnhancedORP Błyskawica and HMCS Haida
ORP Błyskawica ("Lightning", a Polish ship) is one of the few Second World War-era Destroyers that lives on today with…
AI EnhancedKurt Meyer, German War Criminal
Between June 7 and 17, 1944, an estimated 156 Canadian soldiers were taken prisoner and then were killed by German…
AI EnhancedSiege of Walcheren Island
On the same day that Canadian troops finally launched the final stage of the Battle of the Scheldt (Oct. 31,…
AI EnhancedJapanese Balloon Bombs
January-March 1945: Japan's incendiary balloon bombs arrive in North America. A desperate attempt to set the Pacific Northwest forests on…
AI EnhancedOperation Spring (1944)
The Canadian assault on Verrières Ridge, code-named Operation Spring, is one of the most controversial operations in Canadian military history.…
AI EnhancedPearson Proposes UN Emergency Force (UNEF), 1956
On November 4, 1956 Lester B. Pearson proposed the creation of what would become the first large-scale United Nations Peacekeeping…
AI EnhancedWomen of the “Bombes”
With the release of the 2014 Hollywood Blockbuster The Imitation Game, the complex German coding system from the Second World…