Operation Friction
After Iraq invaded and then occupied Kuwait during the summer of 1990, the United Nations Security Council approved Resolution 660 which demanded Iraq […]
Hochwald: Fort Garry Horse, 1945
When the Canadians launched their attack on the Hochwald on the morning of February 26, 1945, they couldn’t help but think that it […]
Operation Athena (Afghanistan)
This segment of Canada’s contribution was geographically-focused on Afghanistan itself. Under the overarching umbrella of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Operation Athena […]
Our Shipbuilding Strategy (NSPS)
Canada’s naval shipbuilding industry has traditionally been one of “boom and bust” – a brief period of high-intensity shipbuilding followed by decades of […]
D-Day: 1st CDN Parachute BN’s McLeod
Just after midnight, the day before what is commonly referred to as the greatest military action in modern history (Operation Overlord), a group […]
Kosovo 1999
During the summer of 1999, Canada continued its participation in the transition of former Yugoslavia. Different United Nations task forces were established and […]
The Walcheren Causeway
Each autumn marks the anniversary of the events of the Battle of the Walcheren Causeway. The members of The Calgary Highlanders would resiliently […]
The Medak Pocket (Croatia)
According to Colonel Jim Calvin, the officer in charge of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Second Battalion, the notion of peace was […]
Black Christmas and Kay Christie
On the afternoon of December 25, 1941, the British Governor of Hong Kong was finally forced to surrender the island to its Japanese […]