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Just got 'Crossing Over' by Michael Connelly for Christmas.  It's a Harry Bosch novel.  Connelly never misses releasing a new book at Christmastime. Bosch has retired from the LAPD and has 'crossed over' to work the criminal defence side of the aisle with his half-brother, defence lawyer Mickey...

Was there this much trouble disposing of Lavérendrye Lines in Winnipeg when that site was no longer required?  I'm not an expert but when the disposal of Currie and Harvey Barracks' in Calgary was going on, I seem to recall the Sarcee FN receiving the Harvey site and building a casino while the...

Currently, there is a very virulent and agitated discussion ongoing with regard to who fired the fatal shot that destroyed Wittman's tank on the Armchair General forum.  There's been a lot of criticism of this Reid guy for "getting everything wrong."  I've put forward a few arguments in favour...

According to my copy of the 1936 Defence Forces List the 25th Battery, CFA, of the CEF was perpetuated by 25th Field Battery, CA. At this time the occupant of the armoury in Kemptville was Company B of The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar Rifles).  No, I'd never heard of them either.  I think this...

I just happen to have a copy of the 1934 and 1936 Militia Lists.  In both, JW MacDougall is listed as a Lieutenant (with seniority from April 1, 1928) in the 5th Reserve Medium Battery in Vancouver.  The reserve battery shouldn't be confused with the 5th Medium Battery (also in Vancouver).  At...

Doc, The scarlet berets were authorized wear for the 1st and 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalions, hence your beret being dated 1951.  In some cases, the militia units which contributed companies to the battalions took to wearing the berets as well.  The Hastings and Prince Edward's being a case in...

Please show me anywhere on the planet earth, let alone Toronto, where a police constable earns a salary of a quarter million dollars a year. Cheers, Dan.

You can get quite a good argument started over what was Hitler's stupidest move during the War.  (In my opinion it was declaring war on the United States the day after Pearl Harbor.) But as to the start of the Cold War, I think I'll go with Winston Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' speech in 1946. ...

1) I did.  I had a stutter when I was commissioned.  It was never a hindrance in my short and undistinguished career.  My last CO had a worse stutter than I did. 2) After my military time I worked in law enforcement and intelligence for 30 years.  Again, it was never a hindrance.  Worked with...

Bit of an overstatement by the DM for someone who's wearing Navigator rather than Pilot's Wings, but I'm sure it was printed just as the MOD PR machine released it.  I wonder how often back-seaters vice pilots get command of squadrons in the RAF? Cheers, Dan.

Well, if The RCR was happy to take the Battle Honours of the Militia regiments that were incorporated into it, then it has to take the lineage dates as well.  Having said that, I don't think that this will lead to the demise of the Dec 21st mess celebrations. Happy Birthday to both Regiments...

It looks like ordering it off the net will be the only way to get it.  It was released last Friday (December 5th) but Indigo-Chapters will only have it via mail order.  It won't be in the stores.  I went to my local Indigo today to have a look.  When I couldn't find it I had a look on the...

As it happens I served with one of the Canadian soldiers who Ryan quoted in 'The Longest Day.'  CWO Art Boon was the RSM of 4RCR when I was there.  He was a gunner during the war.  In 2005 he received the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation for work his continuing work on the issue.  Link...

I don't recall The RCR ever asking that the Honours be given. True.  The Perth Regiment elected to be placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle rather than face amalgamation.  But maybe if the Perth's had chosen amalgamation with another Regiment, those Honours would still be celebrated...

The Oxford Rifles?  Highly unlikely.  They've been gone since 1954.  The Perth Regiment?  Well, they removed The Halifax Rifles from the Supplementary Order of Battle, so anything's possible. I can remember that there was still a former Perth Regiment officer serving with us in 4RCR while I was...

I was able to watch this on CBC Edmonton because I have time shift channels via my cable provider.  I don't know why it wasn't available across Canada in prime time, but that's the CBC's decision to make. On the whole I enjoyed it.  The piece on Tommy Prince through family interviews was the...

So the officer gets an MOH.  What about the gunners who were actually manning that lone cannon?  Nothing for them?  How is their heroism any less than Cushing's?  Not to diminish Cushing's bravery but what did he do that every soldier in the Union line didn't do?  Fought on while injured?  How...

Possibly the best single-volume detailing the Canadian Army during The Great War is When Your Number's Up by Professor Desmond Morton.  It covers all aspects of the soldier and of the army as an institution from 1914 to 1918.  And it's written in a style that makes it easily understandable for...

It's like watching the lions have at the Christians. How long did it take to completely shred the one vehicle? Cheers, Dan.

Oh I do hope this thread turns into everyone posting their favourite Captain Blackadder or Private Baldrick quote. Blackadder and his men have been in no-man's-land painting watercolour pictures of the German defenses. When Darling questions him about the accuracy of the paintings. Blackadder...