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The War That Changed The World

Canada is on the razor’s edge of lived memory. At the time of writing this story, there is only one Canadian veteran left alive from the First World War. In fact, there are only a handful of these veterans still alive from around the world, with France, Turkey, and Australia’s last Great War veterans having passed away in recent years to join their millions of comrades who had already marched into history. While we totter from memory to history, the war remains a poignant event that continues to resonate across the divide of more than 90 years.

The Great War […]

September 7, 2008, by Tim Cook

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1917: The Other Battles

Ninety years ago, the young Dominion of Canada was in the midst of one of the most significant years in its history. It was the year in which the Canadian Corps surged up Vimy Ridge in April 1917, a fortress that the Germans had defended […]

September 1, 2007, by Tim Cook

Canadian Military History in Perspective

The Edge Of Hell

Dear old Governor,
This is Good Friday, and I am spending the day girding myself for action. For our Easter Sunday, with peace on earth and good will towards men, I take part in the greatest battle in Canada’s history and perhaps in the history of […]

March 1, 2007, by Tim Cook

Canadian Military History in Perspective

Canada’s Eye Witness

Lord Beaverbrook is remembered for many things: as one who made millions through controversial business deals; as a British Press Baron, who used his newspapers to great effect; as a charming womanizer and socialite; and as the “foul-weather […]

March 1, 2006, by Tim Cook

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Miscellaneous

ATTENTION: ALBERTANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY Do you have any old military books laying around the house? Why not think of donating them to The Military Museums.  Located in Calgary, The Military Museums is Canada's second largest tri-service military museum. The Military Museums Library and Archives has recently expanded its facility and is building up its military book collection for use by present and future generations.  If you or your loved ones have military books please consider donating them to the Museum.  The Archives are also interested in preserving personal histories of Canadians.  We would greatly welcome diaries, letters, photographs, scrapbooks, as well as personal remembrances in non-paper form -- such as tapes, home-videos, films and negatives, or digital media -- in order that following generations may learn what Canadians experienced. If you would like to contribute, please contact John Wright at The Military Museums Library and Archives, 4520 Crowchild Trail SW, Calgary, AB  T2T 5J4, 403-974-2831, jpwright@ucalgary.ca.

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Legion Magazine is a Canadian English-language magazine with a French insert. It is published in a four-colour format, covering stories about Canadians, Canada’s institutions its military and its heritage. Legion Magazine is recommended by The Royal Canadian Legion, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving veterans and their families and the perpetuation of remembrance.