Registration is now open for the 32nd Canadian Military History Colloquium, 6-7 May 2022.
Category: Events
Now Available on YouTube – Stopping the Panzers: Canada’s Forgotten Overlord Mission with Marc Milner
The Maple Leaf Route, Part II Historians have traditionally criticized the 3rd Canadian Division for its 'slow' progress after 6 June, for its failure to take Caen when it had a chance, and for succumbing to German counter-attacks and digging in on the Oak Line. But...
Now Available on YouTube: Juno Beach, 1944-2014: An Overview with Terry Copp
The Maple Leaf Route, Part I Terry Copp first visited the Normandy beaches in 1981 when researching Maple Leaf Route: Caen. Armed with the original maps and air photos, he studied the terrain, a key primary source for tactical and operational history. Copp has...
Now available: David O’Keefe’s Seven Days in Hell
In October, David O'Keefe gave a talk as part of our webinar series based on his book Seven Days in Hell: Canada's Battle in Normandy and the Rise of the Black Watch Snipers. His talk is now available on our YouTube channel. More than 300 soldiers from the Black Watch...
Select Images from Barry Gough’s The Elusive Mr. Pond
Select Images from Barry Gough's The Elusive Mr. Pond On September 17th the Laurier Military History Speaker Series featured award-winning author and historian Dr. Barry Gough, who spoke about the release of his new book, The Elusive Mr. Pond: The Soldier, Fur Trader...
Remembering the Real Winnie: The World’s Most Famous Bear Turns 100
On 24 August 1914 (Captain) Harry Colebourn, a Canadian soldier and veterinarian, made a pit stop at the train station in White River, Ontario where he bought a bear cub and named her ‘Winnie’ after his hometown of Winnipeg. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of...
From the Battlefield to the Classroom: Teachers from Across Canada Engage with Canada’s Military Past on the Cleghorn Battlefield Tour (July 8 – 21, 2012)
Most of us know the names of Vimy, Passchendaele and Juno Beach. Most of us know the haunting words of John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields.” Not many of us, though, get the opportunity to walk the battlefields of Europe and engage in meaningful discussion on how best to...