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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 First World War soldier assures his mother he will return as “good a boy as when I went away.”
For the cameramen of the Second World War, half the battle was about making their film the first to hit the newsreels.
The Americans have their MacArthur and Patton, the British, their “Monty.” Canadians, whether they know it or not, have Sir Arthur Currie.
Despite receiving less recognition than the army, Canada's navy and air force were crucial to the success of the D-Day invasion.