Dieppe, a channel port in north France, was the site of a largely Canadian raid on Fortress Europe 19420819. More […]

Three statues face west onto the Strand outside the church. By far the largest of the three is the statue […]

President Roosevelt had a great deal of difficulty persuading his fellow Americans that they needed to get involved in WWII, […]

In 1941 the Japanese juggernaut was rolling through China, seemingly unstoppable, yet British commanders decided to reinforce the garrison at […]

The acronym stands for Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship(s). The Navy provided anti-aircraft and anti-submarine guns and crews to man them […]

Of the 60 frigates built by the Royal Canadian Navy during the war and the ten acquired from the Royal […]

The Spikenard was a Flower class corvette with a crew of 65 that was built at Lauzon, MRC de Desjardins, […]

The Skeena was a River class destroyer with a crew of 181 that was built at Southampton, Hampshire, England, and […]

The Shawinigan was a Flower class corvette with a crew of 91 that was built at Lauzon, MRC de Desjardins, […]

USS McCook was built at Quincy, Massachusetts, and commissioned in 1919. She was one of the eight Town class destroyers […]