Army Reservists: A Great Return on Investment
Imagine yourself as a soldier in combat. You started your patrol with forty people. Then you came under attack. Five
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Canadian Army
The Training of the Jewish Legion at Fort Edward during the First World War
Slides and script for the presentation “The Training of the Jewish Legion at Fort Edward during the First World War”
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City’s Saviours: The Military Response to the Halifax Explosion
(Editor’s note: The following is the talk on the subject given by Colonel John Boileau, Canadian Army (retired), to members
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Armoury and Armouries
An armoury is a place where weapons are stored. Two or more such places are armouries. In the USA, an
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Pals and Buddies – Canada, the First World War, and Vimy
On April 2, 2017, the Dalhousie Undergraduate History Society1 invited Honorary Colonel John Boileau2 to give a lecture entitled Canada
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What is a Battle Group in the Canadian Army?
By definition, a battle group (BG) is a temporary organization of warfighting units/subunits grouped together for a specific operation or
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