Legion  |  November/December 2018
EMBRACING A MODERN-DAY LEGION
Delegates meet up in Manitoba and make plans for the future
ARMISTICE CENTENARY
How we ended it
No one could have conceived that Canadians would play such a key role in finishing the First World War
The symmetry of Mons
Taking back the city where Britain and Germany first clashed
Last to fall
The British Empire’s final casualty of the war was a Canadian
The great sacrifice: what has it served?
MOTORCYCLE MESSENGERS
Dispatch riders had doubly dangerous duties during the Second World War
CITIZENS OF WAR
The faces of the long-suffering people of Afghanistan reflect their resolve and resilience
AFTER THE WILDFIRE
Fort McMurray rebuilds after a devastating forest fire that caused the largest evacuation in Alberta history
RADAR WARS
A daring mission by a Canadian-crewed Wellington bomber raised the stakes in the Allies’ battle for air supremacy
ON THE BEACH
A tour of the Normandy coastline honours those who crossed an ocean to fight tyranny
MILITARY HEALTH MATTERS
Quadruple amputee inspired others
FRONT LINES
On operations with G.I. Joe
EYE ON DEFENCE
Scattering Canada’s armed forces
FACE TO FACE
Should the Allies have ceased their attacks on Nov. 10?
CANADA AND THE NEW COLD WAR
How the Afghan mission started
HUMOUR HUNT
The glory days of the Clunk
HEROES AND VILLAINS
Ferdinand Foch and Matthias Erzberger
ARTIFACTS
The 49th Battalion’s Mons bugle
O CANADA
The legacy of “Mr. Veteran”
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Legion November/December 2018.