Legion | May/June 2026
The May/June 2026 issue of Legion Magazine is out today! Look for it on newsstands or check your mailbox if you subscribe already.
THE TAKE BACK
While the Battle of Mount Sorrel started in disaster for the Canadians, it ended in triumph
THE WARS NOBODY WON
Canadian peacekeepers redefined the role as Yugoslavia breaks up
SCHOOL. SPIRIT. SERVICE.
From its founding 150 years ago to today, a look at the Royal Canadian Military College of Canada
THE WAVEMAKER
How a Canadian became the first woman to serve as a wireless operator at sea
THE FORGOTTEN EXILES
Thousands of Japanese-Canadians were deported after the Second World War to a country in ruin
AGENTS OF INFLUENCE
Igor Gouzenko and the 1946 royal commission on espionage that changed Canada—and the world
MISSING FROM THE CONVOY
Celebrating Battle of the Atlantic artwork by renowned painter Eric Riordon—and unraveling a related mystery
THEN/NOW
Images from Canada’s past and present
THE BRIEFING
A Q&A with General Jennie Carignan
ON THIS DATE
Milestone events from May/June
THE VISUAL
Das boats
HEROES AND VILLAINS
Alfred Booker and John O’Neill
ARTIFACT
Dead Man’s Penny
THE DISPATCH
Letters of war
HUMOUR HUNT
X-rated
MILITARY HEALTH MATTERS
New foundations
THE HISTORIAN
Threat assessment
ON WATCH
Monumental campaign
EXIT STRATEGY
Drawing it out
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Legion May/June 2026.