Legion  |  Jan/Feb 2025
“17 DIFFERENT KINDS OF HELL”
Canada gets its first tasted of the Great War
“CANADA NOW STANDS FOR BRAVERY, DASH AND COURAGE”
In their first overseas battle, Canada’s soldiers proved their mettle
THE MOBILIZATION MEN
Known derisively as zombies, thousands of Canadian men were conscripted—originally for home defence—under the WW II National Resources Mobilization Act. Late in the war, many were forced to the front lines.
THE LAST SORTIE OF NN766
How one mostly Canadian Lancaster crew met the demise of so many in Bomber Command
HOME MAKERS
Facing a housing shortage as Canadians gravitated to urban centres during the Second World War, the federal government got building
REMEMBERED AT SEA
During the Second World War, Canadian editorial illustrator Bob Chambers created a series of memorial cards to honour those Allied ships and their crews that didn’t make it home
DEDICATION TO REMEMBRANCE
As the faces of Canadian veterans change, Canadians gathered in Ottawa for the annual ceremony to continue their commitments to honouring military sacrifice
LIFETIME OF SERVICE
In Toronto, a Korean War veteran continues to remember
MILITARY HEALTH MATTERS
Ripples of service
FRONT LINES
Knights of the sky
EYE ON DEFENCE
Oh, Canada
FACE TO FACE
Should Canadian ships sunk in war be considered war graves?
CANADA AND THE NEW COLD WAR
Interference pattern
HUMOUR HUNT
Chasing Venus
HEROES AND VILLAINS
Ken Taylor and an Iranian mob
ARTIFACTS
Postcard from the front
O CANADA
Searching for Franklin
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Legion Jan/Feb 2025.