As far as war monuments go, the Canadian National Vimy Memorial is widely regarded to be among the most magnificent, if not the most. It is set on the ridge where all four Canadian divisions—100,000 troops—fought together for the first time, won a great victory, and thus staked their country’s place at the table and … The post Vimy today: A photoessay appeared first on Legion Magazine.| Legion Magazine
Time has softened the First World War battlefields of France and Belgium. The grey-brown mud and deep red blood have surrendered to shades of green and gold, the fields of battle now verdant forests, placid pastures, and crops of corn and grain. The trenches and craters of 1914-1918 have long since turned to undulating, grass-covered … The post 60 pictures: Battle sites, cemeteries and monuments of WW I appeared first on Legion Magazine.| Legion Magazine
With the U.S. president threatening to economically bludgeon Canada into submission as the 51st state, just under half of surveyed Canadians (49 per cent) say they would go to war for their country. Those most willing to lay it on the line, 55 per cent of whom said they were willing to fight, were over …| Legion Magazine
Ask a veteran of virtually any wartime infantry what piece of kit is valued most, and chances are they’ll say their shovel. Yes, the lowly shovel, known in military parlance as the entrenching, or intrenching, tool, also called a trenching tool, or simply e-tool—any way you call it, the shovel, or spade, has provided shelter, …| Legion Magazine