‘If we hadn’t had our rum, we would have lost the war’
Here’s a look at what Canadian soldiers ate and drank to sustain their bodies—and First World War efforts. Many looked forward eagerly to their daily rum ration.
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Remembrance
RH Thomson’s The World Remembers commemorates sacrifice, one name at a time
For the centenary, the actor is collecting and projecting the names of the First World War’s fallen
The First World War brought the end of cavalry and the advent of the tank
The British invented the tank: an armoured vehicle that could roll over both wire and trenches. The problems, however, were many.
With stained glass and service, a Toronto church remembers the fallen
The walls and windows of St. Paul’s record its dead. Still, mysteries remain.
Ottawa is doing a lousy job of honouring Canada’s WWI fallen
From the editors: A small Ontario town is doing more to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War than the entire federal government
How Chuck Berry gave us rock ’n’ roll—and stood out in its wake
Music historian John Covach on what made Chuck Berry iconic in an era of song stylists, covers, and lyric sanitization