Police and Military (History)

Police and Military Sites:

Canada's Military Heritage Canada's Military Heritage: Details Canada's military experiences including both World Wars, Korea and various peacekeeping missions. Includes photos, articles and links. (Police and Military) http://www.canadagoose.net/ Dieppe Raid Dieppe Raid: A poem commemorating the Dieppe raid on August 19, 1942. Includes a description of the landing, the Canadian contingent and provides photographs depicting the scenes of that day. (Police and Military) http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/goldens/diep.htm History: Veterans Affairs Canada History: Veterans Affairs Canada: Extensive series of articles on Canadian participation in WW I, WW II, Korean War, and related links. (Police and Military) http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history North West Mounted Police North West Mounted Police: History of the Northwest Mounted Police, forerunner of the RCMP. (Police and Military) http://www.nwmpmuseum.com/historyofthenwmp.html War of 1812 War of 1812: Offers articles, links, uniform charts, book reviews, war reenactments and military replicas. (Police and Military) http://www.warof1812.ca/ Historical Highlights of RCMP Historical Highlights of RCMP: A timeline of important moments in the development and history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Includes a bibliography on the history of the RCMP. (Police and Military) http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/history/history_e.htm Canada and Submarine Warfare, 1909-1950 Canada and Submarine Warfare, 1909-1950: Explores the influence of submarine warfare on the development of the Canadian forces prior to 1939, the impact of earlier experience on Canadian participation in the WW II, and how that conflict shaped Canada's maritime forces in the post-war era. (Police and Military) http://www.civilization.ca/academ/articles/sart1_1e.html Canada and the Great War 1914 to 1918 Canada and the Great War 1914 to 1918: Highlights events of Canadians who paticipated in the Great War from 1914 to 1918 at Vimy Ridge, Ypres, St Julien, Hill 62 and Drocourt-Queant Break and Mons. (Police and Military) http://www.thegreatwar.ca/ Canada and the First World War Canada and the First World War: Virtual exhibition from the National Archives of Canada. Provides access to personal accounts of the war and background information on Canada's invovement abroad and on the home front. (Police and Military) http://www.collectionscanada.ca/05/0518_e.html Deeply Canadian: New Submarines for a New Millennium Deeply Canadian: New Submarines for a New Millennium: Tells the story of how Canada nearly lost her submarine service in the 1990s after decades of dedicated service. (Police and Military) http://www.beaconlit.com/beaconli/deepcdn.html The Canadian Letters and Images Project The Canadian Letters and Images Project: Letters, photographs and other documents from men and women in the armed services and nursing services during wartime. (Police and Military) http://www.mala.bc.ca/history/letters/ The Mounties Tame the Wild West The Mounties Tame the Wild West: Describes how the Canadian North West Mounted Police brought law and order to the wild west. (Police and Military) http://www.alittlehistory.com/Mounties.htm Directorate of History and Heritage Directorate of History and Heritage: The DHH develops and reinforces Canadian Forces history, heritage, traditions, military honours, museum and music systems. Long-term plan to make available online, the text for all out-of-print histories produced by the DHH and its predecessors. (Police and Military) http://www.forces.ca/hr/dhh/engraph/home_e.asp Convoy Magazine Convoy Magazine: Dedicated to promoting and preserving Canadian military history, heritage and vehicles, with special interests for the collector of Canadian military vehicles. (Police and Military) http://www.geocities.com/convoymagazine Maple Leaf Legacy Project Maple Leaf Legacy Project: An archive whose aim is to provide photographs of every overseas Canadian war grave to create a virtual Canadian National War Cemetery. Offers project information, grave photo requests and progress report. (Police and Military) http://www.mapleleaflegacy.ca/ Canadian Military Medals and Decorations Canadian Military Medals and Decorations: Veteran Affairs Canada presents various war medals, service badges and honours. Provides detailed information of each, photographs where relevant and circumstances under which they would have been awarded. (Police and Military) http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu From Colony to Country : A Reader's Guide to Canadian Military History From Colony to Country : A Reader's Guide to Canadian Military History: National Library of Canada prepared this bibliographical pathfinder for people interested in learning about Canada's military heritage. Material of interest to genealogists and family historians is included. (Police and Military) http://www.collectionscanada.ca/military/index-e.html History and Heritage of the RCAF History and Heritage of the RCAF: Briefly outlines the formation of the Royal Canadian Air Force and its activities since 1924. (Police and Military) http://www.rcaf.com/ Merchant Navy Veterans Association Merchant Navy Veterans Association: Provides a historical account of the Merchant Marine Navy's contributions in Canada's war efforts. (Police and Military) http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/sailorjail/ Canadian Ruhr Memories Canadian Ruhr Memories: Dedicated to those Canadians who lived or worked in Germany's Ruhr Valley from 1953 to 1971. Includes military, and high school sites. (Police and Military) http://www.geocities.com/cibgcmbg/index.html Books of Remembrance Books of Remembrance: Six books contain the names of Canadians who fought in wars and died either during or after them. Provides online access to view individual pages and describes the ceremony and history around the display of the books. (Police and Military) http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/books The Canada Connection The Canada Connection: Primarily focused peacekeeping policy and Canada's international treaties, with sections on the Balkans, NATO, and the Royal Netherlands Air Force. (Police and Military) http://home.wanadoo.nl/tcc/ History of Fort Henry History of Fort Henry: Describes Fort Henry's past and present. The fort was built near Kingston, Ontario, during the War of 1812 by the British. (Police and Military) http://www.forthenry.com/pasthist.htm RCMP Secret Activities at Canadian Universities RCMP Secret Activities at Canadian Universities: Describes the book entitled, Spying 101: The RCMP's Secret Activities at Canadian Universities, 1917-1997. Includes pictures and information about the author. (Police and Military) http://spying101.com/ Brief History of Militia of Upper Canada Brief History of Militia of Upper Canada: Describes the creation of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada during the War of 1812. (Police and Military) http://www.imuc.org/history.htm D Company, Royal Rifles of Canada D Company, Royal Rifles of Canada: An account of the company's action during the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, from Major Maurice A. Parker's diary. (Police and Military) http://www.geocities.com/rcwpca/ History and Traditions of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets History and Traditions of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets: Includes RCAC dress regulations, information on traditions such as their aims, oath, motto, crest, banner, wedge, tartan and parade. (Police and Military) http://tag.aircadet.com/history/index.htm Canadian Virtual War Memorial Canadian Virtual War Memorial: Excellent site that provides information about the more than 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlers who fought and died while representing their country during the Nile Expedition (1884-1885), the South African War (1899-1902), the First World War, the Se (Police and Military) http://www.virtualmemorial.gc.ca/