Legion Magazine March/April 2020 Edizione posteriore

HISTORY REPEATS
The chronicles of war are replete with repetition. One might be forgiven if the visual record is mistaken for a critical case of déjà vu


PEDAL POWER
Using stealth, stamina and smarts, cyclists with Canada’s cavalry on wheels were often first to roll into enemy territory


CONVOY DRIVERS
Red Cross convoys brought food to Allied prisoners of war being force-marched westward


WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Sometimes the hardest decision and the right decision are the same thing


WAR COMES TO SYDNEY HARBOUR
Second only to Halifax, Sydney became a major port as Canada scrambled to come to Britain’s aid


TO THE BITTER END
The 1902 Battle of Harts River was one of the bloodiest for Canadian forces in the Boer War



MILITARY HEALTH MATTERS
Music soothes the injured brain


FRONT LINES
Transatlantic narco-subs


EYE ON DEFENCE
New ships raise issue of missile defence


FACE TO FACE
Was it acceptable for General Vokes to order the razing of Friesoythe, Germany?


CANADA AND THE NEW COLD WAR
The Middle East and us


HUMOUR HUNT
The pigeons of war


HEROES AND VILLAINS
Sergei Skripal and the GRU


ARTIFACTS
Discarded medals


O CANADA
Viking dwellings