Legion Magazine - May/June 2020 Back Issue

Legion Magazine May/June 2020 Back Issue

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ENDING THE HUNGER WINTER

Canada’s liberation of western Netherlands depended more on negotiation than combat

SURVIVORS IN TURMOIL

Despite waves of celebration in Allied countries, millions on both sides faced dark and uncertain futures as the Second World War in Europe lurched to an end

VOICES FROM WAR’S END

As the Second World War in Europe drew to a close, the emotions of Canadian men and women in uniform were as varied as the circumstances of their service

RIOT ON BARRINGTON STREET!

Halifax, packed and dry, became a powder keg on VE-Day

AFTER DUNKIRK

Amid the chaotic evacuation in 1940, Canadians helped minimize the losses

THE OVERZEALOUS SKIPPER

When a captain ordered his ship into a choppy Bay of Fundy not “fit for harbour craft,” tragedy ensued

MILITARY HEALTH MATTERS

Drinking in the military

FRONT LINES

Navy replacing ‘seaman’ with gender-neutral ranks

EYE ON DEFENCE

The need to modernize Norad

FACE TO FACE

Was home-defence conscription necessary in 1940?

CANADA AND THE NEW COLD WAR

The navy’s problems

HUMOUR HUNT

A fresh mess

HEROES AND VILLAINS

Charles Foulkes and Johannes Blaskowitz

ARTIFACTS

A new coat for Sussie

O CANADA

Eyewitness to war

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May/June 2020 ENDING THE HUNGER WINTER Canada’s liberation of western Netherlands depended more on negotiation than combat SURVIVORS IN TURMOIL Despite waves of celebration in Allied countries, millions on both sides faced dark and uncertain futures as the Second World War in Europe lurched to an end VOICES FROM WAR’S END As the Second World War in Europe drew to a close, the emotions of Canadian men and women in uniform were as varied as the circumstances of their service RIOT ON BARRINGTON STREET! Halifax, packed and dry, became a powder keg on VE-Day AFTER DUNKIRK Amid the chaotic evacuation in 1940, Canadians helped minimize the losses THE OVERZEALOUS SKIPPER When a captain ordered his ship into a choppy Bay of Fundy not “fit for harbour craft,” tragedy ensued MILITARY HEALTH MATTERS Drinking in the military FRONT LINES Navy replacing ‘seaman’ with gender-neutral ranks EYE ON DEFENCE The need to modernize Norad FACE TO FACE Was home-defence conscription necessary in 1940? CANADA AND THE NEW COLD WAR The navy’s problems HUMOUR HUNT A fresh mess HEROES AND VILLAINS Charles Foulkes and Johannes Blaskowitz ARTIFACTS A new coat for Sussie O CANADA Eyewitness to war

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