Legion  |  July/August 2021
HIT SO SOON
My great-uncle William was killed in the attack on Regina Trench
KING’S POSTWAR TRIP
In 1946, the Canadian prime minister attended a peace conference, visited battlefields and witnessed the Nuremberg trials
SUB VS. SCHOONER
In a U-boat rampage off the East Coast in 1918, the schooner Dornfontein was captured and burned
A MONUMENTAL DAY
The unveiling of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France on July 26, 1936, was witnessed by 3,000 veterans of the battle
AIRWOMEN
Female pilots had broken endurance, altitude and speed records before the war, but their hopes of a wartime flying career were stopped in Canada by a thick glass ceiling
MILITARY HEALTH MATTERS
Time heals
FRONT LINES
Military selects new camo
EYE ON DEFENCE
Out of touch
FACE TO FACE
Was the Newfoundland Regiment sacrificed at Beaumont-Hamel?
CANADA AND THE NEW COLD WAR
Enough ships?
HUMOUR HUNT
Target practice
HEROES AND VILLAINS
Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar & Benito Mussolini
ARTIFACTS
Shot-up polecat
O CANADA
Road to Confederation
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Legion July/August 2021.