Monthly Archives: March 2012

“The last invasion and Canada’s forgotten first casualties”

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Check out this Saturday March 24, 2012 Star Online article (and in Sunday print edition) by Peter Vronksy. Peter Vronsky is a historian at Ryerson University and author of Ridgeway: The American Fenian Invasion and the 1866 Battle That Made Canada. His website on the Battle … Continue reading →

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Dispatches from the Juno Beach Centre! – Institut Historica Dominion Institute

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Dispatches from the Juno Beach Centre! – Institut Historica Dominion Institute.

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Enemies at the Front, Comrades of the Soil – Institut Historica Dominion Institute

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Interesting article from the Dominion Institute on how perception of the enemy changes over time and circumstances: Enemies at the Front, Comrades of the Soil – Institut Historica Dominion Institute.

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3rd Battalion at Vimy Ridge April 9, 1917

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

“On April 9, 1917, the famous Vimy Ridge attack took place. This had been planned and practised most carefully. The 3rd Battalion was on the extreme right of the Canadian Corps and so had the longest distance to go. Nevertheless … Continue reading →

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