Napoleonic Veterans In Old Age (And Still In Uniform)
Sergeant Taria, Grenadiere de la Garde, 1809-1815 A week or so back I posted about two Union sailors lost on the Monitor, whose faces have been given back to us […]
“I”ve managed to … save most of them”: The Limits of Lincoln’s Mercy
A little background here since, unless you follow my wargames blog, you won’t know that I have a longstanding fascination with the American Civil War. For me one of the […]
“They Facilitated the Horror”: A New Study Of German Chaplains in Hitler’s Army
In the National Post today, Canadian professor Doris Bergen talks about her research on the paradoxical place of German chaplains in Hitler’s army, and how their presence did not stop […]
Jewish Chaplains Memorialized At Arlington Cemetery
H/T to my friend Padre Mike Gibbons for this story from the Huff post. MP+ The face of the Jewish Chaplains Memorial that was dedicated Oct. 24, 2011 at Arlington […]
A Canadian War Hero Gets His Due
Major William. G. Barker poses with the wreckage of Sopwith F1 “Camel” aircraft of No. 28 Squadron, RAF, in 1918 in Italy. Great story from today’s Globe and Mail about […]
Remembering a Soldier and a Scholar
Some of my wargaming friends are quite gutted about this story. Apparently the guided tours he gave were legendary. I read his book Tommy years ago and loved it. RIP. […]
Military Picture of the Week
A clear and sunny winter day at CFB Suffield shows one of our “mascots” to good advantage. This old Chieftain (opps, scratch that – Centurion! my bad) tank guards one […]
Military Humour of the Week
During World War Two, Canadian soldiers, who were often more Canadian than they were soldiers, citizens putting up with hardship and absurdity to do a necessary and unpleasant job, laughed […]
A New Look at Canadian Naval History
The 8 December issue of the Canadian Forces newspaper The Maple Leaf featured a piece on “Convoy”, a four part documentary telling the story of the Battle of the Atlantic […]
“A leader personified”: A WW2 Icon Passes
Anyone who saw the HBO series Band of Brothers, based on the book by historian Stephen Ambrose, will remember the US parachute officer Richard “Dick” Winters, played by actor Damian […]