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Writing the Canadian Official Histories of the Second World War: The Problems with British Historical Liaison

Writing the Canadian Official Histories of the Second World War: The Problems with British Historical Liaison

by Kyle Pritchard | Aug 22, 2021 | LCSC, War & Society Web Series, War and Society | 2 comments

by Megan Hamilton The historiography of Canadians in the Second World War was largely shaped by the work of official historian Charles P. Stacey. However, Stacey’s ability to produce the early histories of the war was inhibited by a lack of access to important...
The Press in Wartime: Lord Kitchener, Press Censorship and the Battle of Mons

The Press in Wartime: Lord Kitchener, Press Censorship and the Battle of Mons

by Kyle Pritchard | Jul 20, 2021 | LCSC, War & Society Web Series, War and Society

by Alexander Maavara In the popular memory, First World War news correspondents are often portrayed as either unjustly shackled by edicts handed down by propaganda bureaus or as willfully complicit in the manipulation of facts to trumpet victories while concealing the...
Gridlock Averted: The Importance of the Canadian Corps’ Tramways Organization at Second Arras in 1918

Gridlock Averted: The Importance of the Canadian Corps’ Tramways Organization at Second Arras in 1918

by Kyle Pritchard | Jun 23, 2021 | LCSC, War & Society Web Series, War and Society | 0 comments

by Bill Stewart In the Hundred Days campaign of 1918, the Canadian Corps had significant advantages over comparable British formations. One advantage less noted was its tramway organization that was instrumental in sustaining its high operational tempo. Tramways were...
Underestimated Leadership: Assessment of Harry Crerar’s competency during WWII

Underestimated Leadership: Assessment of Harry Crerar’s competency during WWII

by Kyle Pritchard | Apr 19, 2021 | LCSC, War & Society Web Series, War and Society | 0 comments

by Marianne Grenier This article is part of the Canadian Military History Colloquium Web Series, created to provide an online space for papers which otherwise would have been presented at the 31st Canadian Military History Colloquium, if not for last year’s...
The Canadians who Captured the First Tiger Tanks where No Canadian Forces Fought, Part III

The Canadians who Captured the First Tiger Tanks where No Canadian Forces Fought, Part III

by Kyle Pritchard | Mar 22, 2021 | LCSC, War & Society Web Series, War and Society | 0 comments

by Bruce Oliver Newsome This is the third and final article in a three-part series on the deployment of German Tiger tanks in 1942, while Canadian forces were still staging in Britain for campaigns in Europe. Nevertheless, thanks to opportunities for a few Canadian...
The Canadians who Captured the First Tiger Tanks where No Canadian Forces Fought, Part III

The Canadians who Captured the First Tiger Tanks where No Canadian Forces Fought, Part II

by Kyle Pritchard | Feb 23, 2021 | LCSC, War & Society Web Series, War and Society | 0 comments

by Bruce Oliver Newsome This is the second article in a three-part series on the deployment of German Tiger tanks in 1942, while Canadian forces were still staging in Britain for campaigns in Europe. Nevertheless, thanks to opportunities for a few Canadian personnel...
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