‘For years, he kept records of platoon members he knew had survived the war. When the new phone book came out, he would check to see if they were still alive. But he never contacted them.’
A new book by historian Tim Cook looks at how World War II fits in Canada’s historical imagination, and why it was vulnerable to neglect for so long
Image of the week: At a ceremony honouring veterans of the Juno Beach landings, the PM praised Canadians who ‘threw themselves against the walls of the fortress of Europe’
War historian David J. Bercuson reflects on the personal sacrifices made by millions of Canadians in the fight against the Nazis and their ideology
The head of Historica Canada takes us behind the scenes of a Minute marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy
The Normandy campaign, from D-Day until late August 1944, saw almost 5,000 Canadian soldiers perish. But that offensive, launched 75 years ago, jumpstarted the liberation of Western Europe.
Matt Gurney on how he came to grapple with the incredible youth of the soldiers who died on D-Day, 73 years ago today
His sulky, disdainful behaviour puts a damper on the 70th anniversary
Editorial: The ferocious fighting spirit of the Canadian troops on Juno Beach is only the beginning of what we honour them for
“We just thought it was like another exercise. All of a sudden we’re going to France. It’s the day. It’s the D-Day.”
How the conflict between Ukraine and Russia threatens to mar the anniversary
Prime Minister David Cameron seems to have forgotten that motto as Parliament opens this week