When Canada finally started to remember World War II
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
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Remembrance
What war memorials forget
Matthew Sears: By being more thoughtful about acts of commemoration in pondering who is and who is not represented, we stand a better chance of righting Canada’s wrongs
Real postcards from the First World War that survived a century
These notes sent between those at war and home were preserved as part of the Wartime Canada project at the University of Western Ontario
Margaret Atwood on the stark differences ’back home’ before and after the Great War
Although nothing was shelled or destroyed, everything changed on the home front
Celebrated athletes joined Canada’s WW1 effort—including six Olympians
Some stars of the future also got their start amid the fighting
The First World War united these Canadians by service and sacrifice
Their stories couldn’t be more different—from a wealthy socialite to a wandering Malaysian sailor. But they all served Canada when called upon.
The heroic life of First World War soldier Samuel Lewis Honey
One Canadian hero, among many, from the conflict
What kept Canadian soldiers committed during the First World War?
Seven in ten were killed, injured or captured. And yet, they fought on.
He led Canada to victory in the Great War. Why did the troops dislike him?
Arthur Currie is widely considered one of Canada’s greatest military leaders. But soldiers felt differently.
This Canadian private wrote and saved hundreds of letters during the First World War
A rare collection of correspondences between a soldier and his mother offer an intimate look at life at war—and at home