The McKay Fallen, Part IV: Andrew Douglas Stalker by Dr. Alan Bowker This is the fourth and final article in a series that explores how the Great War impacted the lives of a single family belonging to the MacKay United Church in New Edinburgh. See also Part I, Part II, and Part III of the series. Andrew […]
Read more »Lessons Learned: The Military Family By Alex Purcell and Kyle Pritchard In 2017, the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies received a grant from the Department of National Defence to host a forum on the past and present experiences of veterans in Canada. This forum entailed two conference panel presentations, a four-part podcast […]
Read more »Lessons Learned: Veteran Mental Health and Trauma by Alex Purcell and Alexander Maavara In 2017, the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies received a grant from the Department of National Defence to host a forum on the past and present experiences of veterans in Canada. This forum entailed two conference panel presentations, a […]
Read more »The McKay Fallen, Part III: George Frederick Stalker by Dr. Alan Bowker This is the third in a series of articles exploring how the Great War impacted the lives of a single family belonging to the MacKay United Church in New Edinburgh. See also Part I and Part II of the series. George Frederick Stalker was the […]
Read more »The MacKay Fallen, Part II: Robert Alexander Stalker by Dr. Alan Bowker This is the first in a series of articles exploring how the Great War impacted the lives of a single family belonging to the MacKay United Church in New Edinburgh. Click here for Part I of the series. Robert Stalker was born in London, England, […]
Read more »The MacKay Fallen, Part I: Introduction by Dr. Alan Bowker This is the first in a series of articles exploring how the Great War impacted the lives of a single family belonging to the MacKay United Church in New Edinburgh. After the Remembrance Day service at MacKay United Church in Ottawa in 2014, in which the […]
Read more »Dyer’s Battalion: the Untold Story of the Russian Revolution (Part II) by Trevor Ford This is the conclusion in a two-part article. See also Part I. In 1918, the British led North Russian Expeditionary Force realized that they needed local support to defeat the Bolshevik forces in North Russia. Early on the Expeditionary Force attempted to […]
Read more »The Curious Case of Wilfred Beckett Birt by Carla-Jean Stokes Martin Gilbert describes the Great War battles of 1915 as “the continuing failure of the Entente.” John Keegan examines that same year in a chapter entitled, “stalemate,” and Stuart Robson—mincing no words—calls 1915 “badly planned disasters.” The Battle of Loos, from September 25 to […]
Read more »Louisbourg: A Psychological Turning Point in the Seven Years’ War by Sam Derksen On 1 June 1758, a massive British flotilla consisting of over 150 ships and thirteen thousand soldiers waited in Gabarus Bay. Louisbourg loomed in the distance. Stirred up by gale force winds, waves crashed against the shore of Île Royale (Cape Breton), […]
Read more »“An Exemplary, Fine Gentleman” Defying the Odds: Arthur Roy Baxter, Veteran of World War I Part III: Injury and Life After the War by Michael Saad This is the conclusion in a series of posts exploring the life of Great War veteran, Arthur Roy Baxter. See also Part I and Part II. The Canadian […]
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