Legion  |  May/June 2017
Canada’s first foreign war
Fighting in the Battle of Paardeberg in South Africa in February 1900, Canadian troops won their first major engagement in an overseas war.
A quiet victory in the gulf
Canadian air power was the key to shutting down the U-boat assault in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1942.
The magnificent eleven
A self-invented war photographer’s 11 surviving photos immortalize D-Day.
Hush-hush heroes, part 2
Canada’s Second World War agents in Asia defied the risk of imprisonment, torture and death in aid of the Allied cause.
Face to Face: Was it right for Canada to send troops to the South African War?
Heroes and Villains: Montgomery and Rommel’s showdown in the Egyptian desert.
GNATs versus CATs: When Germany introduced acoustic-homing torpedoes, Canada responded with noisemakers that lured them off-target.
O Canada: John McCrae’s baptism of fire.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Legion May/June 2017.