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Archive for March, 2004

Canada Corner

Driving The Dempster

The Dempster Highway curls through Wright Pass in the Yukon Territory; Caribou use the Dempster Highway as a migratory pathway; the […]

March 1, 2004, by Les McLaughlin

Canadian Military History in Perspective

Eyes In The Skies: Air Force, Part 2

Enemy positions were also observed with the use of balloons during WW I. This photo was taken in September 1916

The literature of World War I aviation history is filled with accounts of fighter pilots, more particularly the famous […]

March 1, 2004, by Hugh A. Halliday

Canadian Military History in Perspective

The Fall Of The Reich: Army, Part 51

Canadian soldiers toss their hats in the air in celebration of the formal surrender of German forces in the Netherlands. The date is May 5, 1945.

Starting a war is easy, the difficult part is […]

March 1, 2004, by Terry Copp

Canadian Military History in Perspective

A Sea Of Politics: Navy, Part 2

His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Niobe visits Cornwallis, N.S., in 1912. She had become part of Canada’s navy in 1910. Inset: Sir […]

March 1, 2004, by Marc Milner

Uncategorized

Bloody Normandy

From top: Loaded down with bicycles and other kit, Canadians arrive at Juno Beach on June 6, 1944; a congestion of soldiers and vehicles covers the beach; medical personnel prepare to transfer […]

March 1, 2004, by J.L. Granatstein

Defence Today

Eye On Defence: Testing The New Government

by David J. Bercuson

MP David Pratt places a wreath in Rouen, France, in 2002. He was named minister of National Defence in December.

In the first seven days after Paul Martin succeeded […]

March 1, 2004

Defence Today

Air Force Blues

by Ralph Annis

From top left: Capt. John Gelinas prepares his CC-130 Hercules for a 2003 flight to Afghanistan; Cpl. Chris Buglar washes […]

March 1, 2004

Defence Today

The Missile Defence Debate

by Ray Dick

The threat is both terrifying and possible—and some say even probable—that a nuclear, biological or chemical attack on North America by terrorists or rogue nations could come from the skies, from tramp ships offshore or […]

March 1, 2004

Defence Today

Bragging Rights

by Ray Dick

Clockwise from top left: A reservist emerges from the woods after completing the nuclear, biological and chemical test during skills competition at CFB Petawawa; Private […]

March 1, 2004

Canada Corner

The Land Of The Laurentians

From top: The colourful village of Mont-Tremblant is also busy during the summer months; ski villages are popular destinations.

When most people—especially Montrealers—talk about going to “the Laurentians” they are referring […]

March 1, 2004, by L.D. Cross

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