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The Battle of Hong Kong (December 8–25, 1941) was the first place Canadians fought a land battle in the Second World War.
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To learn more about the Battle of Hong Kong, read “War Crimes” by Nathan M. Greenfield.
A disturbing incident in 2002 shoes that the stigma surrounding shell shock in the Canadian military has not gone away.
Second World War pilot Willie McKnight shared his thoughts and feelings about his dangerous work in letters he wrote to a friend.
A hundred and fifty years ago, Canadians were terrorized by the threat posed by Irish insurgents who were massing large armies just across the border.
Prisoners of war during the Korean War suffered the added injury of having their loyalty called into question.