Lost in Normandy: The Odyssey of Worthington Force, 9 August 1944 Mike Bechthold Abstract: The standard account of Worthington Force is well known – on 9 August 1944 during Operation Totalize a battlegroup formed by the tanks of the British Columbia Regiment and the infantry of the Algonquin Regiment was ordered to capture Point 195. […]
Read more »Neither of the towns above ranks among the destinations that attract so many travellers to Italy, but for Canadians they represent the beginning and the end of a significant chapter in our history. That chapter opens on July 10, 1943, when 1st Canadian Division came ashore with the Anglo-American forces committed to the invasion of […]
Read more »I first became intrigued with the concept of nose art when the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s B-25 Mitchell bomber “Grumpy” visited my hometown of Windsor, Ontario, about eight years ago for an air show. Like you may expect, her name alluded to the most ill-tempered of Snow White’s companions and the design showcased the dwarf […]
Read more »“Before the Race to Messina: 1st Canadian and 1st US Infantry Divisions and the Battle for Central Sicily, July-August 1943″ Dr. Lee Windsor specializes in Canadian Army history from the Second World War up to and including current missions abroad. His specific research interests include the 1943-45 Italian Campaign and post-Cold War ‘peace and stability’ operations […]
Read more »My wonderful existence as a Research Coordinator at the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies and a first year PhD student at Royal Military College ended when my husband secured a great new job in Arizona. I loved my affiliation with LCMSDS and I could not wait to be a trail blazer with […]
Read more »Lecture by Tim Cook: Always look on the Bright Side of Strife The Author of the two volume history, At the sharp end. Canadian’s fighting The Great War, 1914-1916
Read more »It has recently been estimated that sixty-two percent of all war related deaths in the twentieth-century were non-combatant. This translates to more than 54 million civilians having perished in all military conflicts of the last century. Much has been written on the cataclysmic impact of war on society in the Second World War and continues […]
Read more »The Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies has an extraordinary collection of aerial reconnaissance photographs from the Second World War. We have used these photos extensively in our various publications over the years but we keep making discoveries. I have been working with these photos since I was an undergrad (a long time […]
Read more »The Laurier Military Centre is pleased to announce the lineup for our Fall Speakers’ Series. We will be presenting a varied lineup of speakers talking about military history as well as contemporary military affairs. Upcoming talks in the Fall Speakers’ Series: Thursday, September 23rd at 7 pm Terry Copp, LCMSDS, Wilfrid Laurier University – “The […]
Read more »Across the street from the main entrance of Wilfrid Laurier University there is a small parkette with a modern, albeit modest memorial to Canadian veterans. The parkette also includes several information panels outlining the history of the surrounding neighbourhood that is now known locally as Veterans’ Green. The surrounding townhomes and 1½ storey bungalows that […]
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