Legion  |  January/February2021
The January/February 2021 issue of Legion Magazine is out today! Look for it on newsstands or check your mailbox if you subscribe already.
“THEY SHALL NOT PASS!”
At the Battle of Verdun in 1916, a French general’s rallying cry urged his army to stand firm
A SMALL AND SOMBRE SERVICE
Remembrance Day 2020 in Ottawa was different but no less poignant
THE 43-DAY WAR
The coalition campaign against Saddam Hussein in 1991 was Canada’s first war since Korea
PAIN CENTRE
A new centre of excellence—a network of clinics, researchers and patients—aims to find chronic pain relief for more veterans
CANADA’S BLETCHLEY PARK
Ottawa had its own top-secret code-breaking establishment
THE EXPLOSION THAT CHANGED THE NAVY
An overheated gearbox on HMCS Kootenay set off a fire that took nine lives
MILITARY HEALTH MATTERS
Help for those living with concussion
FRONT LINES
The mystery of the Thames VC
EYE ON DEFENCE
Procuring pistols and airplanes
FACE TO FACE
Are there 98 Canadian VCs?
CANADA AND THE NEW COLD WAR
In the national interest
HUMOUR HUNT
When the navy won the Grey Cup
HEROES AND VILLAINS
Commodore Kenneth Summers and Iraq’s navy
ARTIFACTS
Sea Kings and Beartraps
O CANADA
Nuclear break-up
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Legion January/February2021.