by CMHAdmin | Feb 20, 2013 | Video |
Upon boarding the HMCS Charlottetown as part of an open visit and tour with other Canadian frigates in Toronto nearly two years ago, my interest in learning about the military and potentially joining sparked the excitement of an officer in the navy. Eyes open wide and...
by CMHAdmin | Feb 13, 2013 | Video |
Not long ago, roles and positions associated with combat and direct engagement with the “enemy” were reserved strictly for men. To imagine a woman on the front line would have shaken all cultural norms and ideas of femininity. Conditions have changed, of...
by CMHAdmin | Feb 6, 2013 | Video |
For over four decades, Canada has provided development aid and assistance to Mali. The nation’s recent decision, however, to provide logistical support to the French forces in Mali has generated some debate. In the following clip, Scott Taylor, publisher and...
by Kellen Kurschinski | Jan 30, 2013 | Video |
Courtesy of the American Historical Association (AHA) Today Blog: The Iraq War Is History? A Roundtable Discussion (from the Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association) The year 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq and the...
by CMHAdmin | Jan 9, 2013 | Video
This week’s video takes a brief look at the ongoing dispute between China and Japan regarding the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands. Situated in the East China Sea between Japan, mainland China and Taiwan, the islands continue to face claimes by both countries. Willy...
by CMHAdmin | Dec 19, 2012 | Video
Despite the many terms and classifications – Shell Shock, Combat Fatigue, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, for instance – that have emerged especially within the last century, the psychological effects of war and combat remain a constant. Although those...