World War II

Canadian author Rosemary Sullivan’s new book describes the six-year investigation into how the Nazis learned about the Amsterdam annex where the Frank family hid during WWII

The discovery of F.O. William Joseph Kyle’s watch led Veterans Affairs Canada—and his family—to where his plane went down during the Second World War

John Geddes: The painting shows ’a peaceful, rich life’. In reality, the Nazis murdered the painting’s Jewish owner and the artist was on the Nazi side.

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

Canada knew. Britain knew. The U.S. knew. They knew because a Jewish trade unionist warned them what was coming. Today marks the 75th anniversary of his suicide.

How German-Jewish refugees who fled the Nazis gathered military intelligence in Europe for the U.S.

Humphreys’ new novel tells a story that moves from a POW camp in Germany to the London area

A historian looks back and finds some major takeaways and hard truths about Canadians at war

Sculpture depicting Soviet soldier raping a pregnant woman sparks outrage

By Mary Louise Roberts