This section is
devoted to our Armed Forces and Emergency Services. They all
contributed and still do contribute a great deal to Canada and
Canadians. We will mostly provide information from antiquarian
resources but we'd love to hear from any of our visitors who can
contribute text, pictures or videos to the site. We have made use of
many of the free and out of copyright resources in pdf format to
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On the eve of the 100th Anniversary of the Canadian
Navy, Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden, Commander of the Canadian Navy,
discusses the state of Canada's maritime force.
Desert
Lions delivers a gritty, candid view of Canadian army mentors
working to professionalize the Afghan National Army during the
summer of 2010.
Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon
A collection of videos. Canada and the Great War
A series of Videos exploring the role Canada played in the Great
War. Royal Canadian Navy
A WW2 personal
documentary by Gilbert O S Davis Canadian Rangers
The Canadian Rangers are a sub-component of the Canadian Armed
Forces (CAF) Reserve. They provide patrols and detachments for
national-security and public-safety missions in sparsely settled
northern, coastal and isolated areas of Canada that can not
conveniently or economically be covered by other parts of the CAF. The Irish-Canadian Rangers
This is a pdf version of this book. Citizen Lauder
Being an account of the day when Harry Lauder, guest and speaker
before the Rotary Club of Toronto, sold nearly three-quarters of a
million dollars worth of Bonds for Canada's victory Loan. (pdf) History of the York
Rangers
By Captain A. T. Hunter (1913) MacKENZIE, Sapper NORMAN JOHN - Port
Rowan
Got in some information on this person. Canada’s Part in the Great War
By Col. Geo. G. Nasmith, C. M. G., Toronto
Secret Warriors - Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR)
The Ladies from Hell
- The Black Watch- Royal Highland Regiment of Canada History
The Canadian Air Force Experience
Selecting Aircraft Life Extension as the most economical solution Fighting Men
Of a Highland Catholic Jacobite Clan who fought for Canada to gain
it for and preserve it to The Crown and for the Honour of the Name
of Glengarry (1912) (pdf) Strathcona Horse
Speech by Nicholas Flood Davin at Lansdowne Park on the occasion of
the First Parade of the Strathcona Horse (1900) Canada's Defence Policy 2017
Now Taking Off by Matthew Gaasenbeek III, Honorary
Lieutenant-Colonel (past) Memoirs of The Administration of the
Colonial Government
Of Lower Canada by Sir James Henry Graig and Sir George Prevost from
the Year 1807 until the year 1815, Comprehending the Military and
Naval operations in the Canadas during the late War with the United
States of America By Robert Christie (1818) (pdf) Constitution and Bye-Laws of the
Scottish Volunteer Rifle Company (1860) (pdf) Official History of the Canadian
Medical Services 1939 – 1945 Hearts of
Gold
Being Chronicles of Heroism in Canadian History Published by the
Ontario Women's Liberal Association (1915) (pdf) The Canadian Brothers
Or The Prophecy Fulfilled, A Tales of the American War by Major
Richardson, Knight of the Military Order of Saint Ferdinand in two
volumes (1840) William George McIntyre
Born Clearwater, Man, 19th June, 1888; Died Vimy Ridge, 9th April,
1917 (pdf) Canadian Corps Operations During the
Year 1918
Interim Report by Lieut.-General Sir A. W. Currie, G.C.M.G., K.C.B.,
Commanding Canadian Corps. (pdf) Wacousta
A Tale of the Pontiac Conspiracy by Major Richardson (1906) (pdf) Canada's Hundred Days
With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, Aug. 8 - Nov. 11, 1918.
By J. F. B. Livesay with Portrait and Maps (1919) (pdf) From Montreal to Vimy Ridge and
Beyond
The Correspondence of Lieut. Clifford Almon Wells, B.A., of the 8th
Battalion Canadian, B.E.F., November 1915 - April 1917 edite by O.
C. S. Wallace, D.D., LL.D. (pdf) Oh, Canada!
A Medley of Stories, Verse, Pictures, and Music contributed by
Members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (1916) (pdf)
SALUT!
OH, CANADA! is not put forth as the most scintillating example of
the literary and pictorial talent of the members of the Canadian
Expeditionary Force. As a rule, our efforts at scintillation are
somewhat hampered. Cases have been known where quite witty jests
have suddenly lost their point, or been supplied with a new one in
the shape of a 5'9 (Essen). "Cold feet" also is a complaint
unfavourable to humour. Wherefore it is alleged that most of the
current "trench jokes" and "dug-out drawings" are done in London
flats by junior members of the War Office Staff. We cannot vouch for
this. All that needs be said, gentle reader, with regard to the
present olla-podrida, is that it is an attempt to round up a few
scattered details and form them into an active unit. The appearance
of OH, CANADA! will not, we trust, interfere with the vigorous
prosecution of the war. The Somme will duly be set on fire, but
copies of OH, CANADA! will not be used as incendiary ammunition. It
may cause a few momentary misgivings in the breast of Little Willy;
but, on the other hand, it will probably confirm all General von
Bernhardi's calculated opinions of our Colonial futility. However,
our trench vis-d-vis, Fritz, has seen us in various parts and
postures. It is unlikely that he likes us. One or two things have
crept into this publication which may further wound his feelings,
but it can't be helped. OH, CANADA! will remind our friends as well
as our foes that whenever any occasion arises for their presence.
THE BYNG BOYS ARE HERE!
After the Big One: Nuclear War on the
Prairies (1983) Cold War Film
A Canadian made-for-television movie - This film deals
straightforwardly with the consequences of a nuclear attack for the
Canadian Prairies. The Prairies are singled out because of their
proximity to huge stockpiles of intercontinental ballistic missiles
located in North Dakota. Scenes include a visit to a missile base
and to an emergency government bunker in Manitoba. A doctor, a
farmer and a civil defence coordinator provide different
perspectives on nuclear war. Although the film focuses on one
region, it provides a model for people everywhere who would like to
know more about their own situation but don't know what questions to
ask.
Lithographical Views of
Military Operations in Canada
Under His Excellency Sir John Colborne, G.C.B., during the late
insurrection from Sketches by Lord Charles Beauclerk, Captain, Royal
Regiment accompanies by notes historical and descriptive. (1850) (pdf) Lt Gen Andrew Brooke Leslie
Some of his genealogy Reminiscences of the North-West
Rebellions
With a record of the raising of her Majesty's 100th Regiment in
Canada and a chapter on the Canadian Social & Policial life by Major
Bolton, commanding boulton's Scouts (1886) (pdf) Six Years in the Canadian
North-West
By Mons Jean D'Artigue translated from the French by L. C. Oorbett,
Esq., B. A., and Rev. S. Smith, B.D. (1882) (pdf) Canada's
Hundred Days
With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, Aug. 8 - Nov. 11, 1918.
Part One. Amiens by John Frederick Livesay (audio file) The Guide: a Manual for the Canadian
Militia (Infantry).
Compiled by Lt.-Col. W. D. Otter, Commanding the Queen’s Own Rifles
(1880) Inventory of Military documents in the
Canadian Archives
Prepared by Lieut. Col. Cruickshank (1910) (pdf) The Red Hackle
Published by the 73rd Royal Highlanders of Canada, C. E. F.
Souvenir Number March 4, 1916 (pdf) History of NATO Veterans of Canada 2009
to 2015
A personal history by Gord Jenkins 7 Jul 2018 Extract from a Manuscript
Journal relating to the Operations before Quebec in 1759
Kept by Colonel Malcolm Fraser, then Lieutenant of the 78th Fraser
Highlanders and serving in that campaign (pdf) By Every Means Possible
Despite receiving less recognition than the army, Canada's navy and
air force were crucial to the success of the D-Day invasion. Bushcraft
Canadian Scout Manual
The skills and knowledge of Bushcraft are some of the key elements
in the Army Cadet training program. Many of the greatest challenges
and rewards in this program will occur in adventurous outdoor
training. Once you are confident in outdoor safety, survival and
trekking skills, you will be prepared to fully explore and discover
our vast and remote Canadian wilderness. (pdf) The Leader
A Guide to being a successful non commissioned officer in the army (pdf)
The Great War Video Series
Key Canadian battles during the First World War led to the march to
victory in 1918.
How The Canadians Fought The
Germans Out Of Italy In WWII
In 1943, tanks of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps make their
combat debut on the European mainland. This is the story of the
Canadian tankers who fight their way up the Italian peninsula in the
push to liberate Rome from Nazi occupation.
The Battle of Ortona
Canadian
Christmas in the Italian Campaign of WW2
Between 20 and 28 December 1943, the idyllic Adriatic resort town of
Ortona, Italy was the scene of some of the most intense urban combat
in the Mediterranean Theater. Soldiers of the First Canadian
Infantry Division fought German Falschirmjager for control of the
city, the eastern anchor of the Gustav Line. The Army University
Films Team is proud to present, The Battle of Ortona, as told by
Major Jayson Geroux of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Royal Canadian Air Force Centennial Commemoration Panel
The Memory Project proudly presents our Royal Canadian Air Force
Centennial Commemoration Panel in commemoration of the RCAF's 100th
anniversary.
Prince William speaks French in a
moving speech on Juno Beach in Normandy
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Art & War - Canadian War
Memorials
A selection of the works executed for the Canadian War Memorials
Fund to form a record of Canada's Part in the Great War and a
Memorial to those Canadians who have made the Great Sacrifice. With
an article "On War Memorials" by P. G. Konody (1919) (pdf) Canada's Part in the Great
War
Issued by the Department of Public Information, Ottawa (1919) (pdf) Canadian War Memorials
Paintings Exhibition
1920 New Series The Last Phase (pdf)
Military Relations between the United States and Canada 1939-1945
By Colonel Stanley W. Dziuban (1990) (pdf) Continuous Mediation Without
Armistice
A Development of the Idea of a Continuous Conference of Neutral
Nations, which has occurred independently to others besides the
author of the Pamphlet by Julia Grace Wales (1915) (pdf) The Essex and Kent Scottish
Website sponsored by The Scottish Borderers Foundation Our Heroes in The
Great World War
Giving facts and details of Canada’s part in the greatest war in
history, compiled by J. H. De Wolfe (1919) (pdf)
The Letters
of Veritas
Re-published from the Montreal Herald; containing a succinct
narrative of the Military Administration of Sir George Prevost
during his command in the Canadas whereas it will appear manifest,
that the merit od preserving them from conquest, belong not to him
(July 1815) (pdf)
Canada Can’t Defend Itself
Dr. Jordan Peterson sits down with J.O. Michel Maisonneuve, Barbara
Anne Maisonneuve, and Mark Norman. They discuss the implementation
of DEI policy in the Canadian Armed Forces, the move away from
meritocracy, the overreaction to sexual misconduct — while
acknowledging the existing problems — and the country's loss of
credibility on the world stage. July 8th, 2024
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