... the postwar period, as Soviet-American hostility developed into a cold war; Canada found itself between 2 superpowers. Canadian defense faced a new paradox, where the US borders were a possible threat however, Soviet Union was the ultimate enemy. If a war had resulted from this conflict Canada would have been the first ... to go. However Canadians have paid no price for unpreparedness. Fortifications built at Canadian expense serve crowds of tourists as monuments to the bad ideas of the Canadian military. The funding that ... 20th century, the government saw no reason to pay for the sop...

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... to his excellence on a horse and his military education, he was soon commissioned to the Mississauga Horse's of Toronto, a cavalry of the 2nd Canadian Division. Before leaving to participate in the war, Bishop was hospitalized with pneumonia. Lucky for him he was sick because attempts by his cavalry to charge the trenches proved disastrous. The trenches were guarded by machine guns and ... ,1917. The German plane faked a death dive, but william stayed on him and shot the plane down. Bishop was soon one of the top aces in World War I. He downed 70 planes. After the war, the Canadian Gover...

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... nation." (General B. A.E. Ross) It is no question that the battle of Vimy Ridge is viewed as one of the most important battles in Canadian history. After years of Canada being viewed as just another British colony, Canada came together for the first time and proved that it deserves to be an ... reason this battle was such a huge victory. Instead of going along with the traditional trench tactic used in a majority of World War 1, Canadians tried something new. The Canadian approach to the Battle of Vimy Ridge was to fight the Germans head-on and force them out of the trenches. This approa...

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... historic achievement that changed Canada's presence as a colonial land to an independent nation in the eyes of the world. The four divisions of the Canadian Corps in France did what neither the British nor the French armies had been able to do in more than two years of fighting. The French ... One of the key arguments that the author makes about the significance of this battle in making the Canadian image is that the brief explosive battle at Vimy Ridge "turned thousands into Canadians." Before Vimy, the Canadian Expeditionary Force poked fun at themselves by chanting tunes such as, "We a...

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... eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant. In 1899, when hostilities broke out between the Boer and The British, McCrae joined the 16th battery, Royal Canadian Artillery. He was in charge of field artillery in South Africa. He was rewarded with a Queen's medal with 3 clasps, one for each ... directing the firing of the 16 and 17-pounded guns. In 1915, he was promoted to Lieutenant colonel in charge of Medicine at No.3, Canadian General Hospital at Boulogne, France and then shortly thereafter he was appointed to the position of Consulting Physician to the British Armies of France in ... ...

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... . Lawrence in about 100 meters and then preceded to burn St. Quia on commands of Wolfe, 600 soldiers sailed down to the lower south shore. The army held captive 200 Canadian men and was eventfully killed. Our leader Wolfe would like to quite and come home, he has repeated that he is tired and weak and wants to draw the enemies ... ended. We won and took over the Plains of Abraham. The whole army marched along to the gates of Quebec. Suddenly there was unexpected firing from the woods, still the Canadian couldn't hold us off and we over took them too. The British army as you know was havi...

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... of times over, to one of the most heart wrenching sacrifices that can be made by a human being. It has happened in every war whether it was the Roman crusades, the Spanish-American War, the Boer War; the American Civil War and in this past century alone; The World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and countless conflicts such as those in the middle East, Bosnia and ... wasn't worth it? For all of the people watching broadcasts of the friends and family from Petawawa of Sgt Robert Short and Cpl Robbie Beerenfenger, the latest casualties in the Canadian Armed Forces, does it not occur to you why that ...

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