INTRODUCTION ...
Johnny Canuck's
Wartime History of Canada
The Outstanding Contributions
of a Young Nation
in World War One and World War Two
Canadian schools, not entirely through their own fault, do at best a mediocre job of telling Canada's wartime history to the country's youth. The schools, and our society as a whole, ought to give youth more of a chance to be proud of the accomplishments of Canadians in the defence of freedom.
The main aim of this site is to do exactly that - to build a sense of pride through information and education. There are too many Canadians, both young and old, who don't recognize Canada's disproportionately large contributions to Allied victory in the two world wars.
Why isn't the story better told?
See page headings Independence and Bias on the HOME page. Click on the ship photo at the top of this page, and then look for the headings below the ship.
If you take the time to browse the record presented here, it's pretty impressive for a country that during WWI had a population of only 8 million people and during WWII a mere 12 million.
One note on organization of the site is in order. The World War One and World War Two links lead to purposely brief summaries of Canada's accomplishments in the respective wars. The aim is to give a quick overview. This site is not meant to be a chronology of either war. There are enough reference books available that provide that sort of thing.
WORLD WAR ONE - "THE GREAT WAR"
Canada's military record.
WORLD WAR TWO
Canada's military record.
WARTIME PRODUCTION
Canada as an arsenal of democracy in WWII.
CANADIANS IN THE FAR EAST
The little known story of Canadians fighting the Japanese
Shortcuts to Some Key Stories -
"THE SAVIOR OF CEYLON"
A second Pearl Harbor averted
"THE PIRATE OF THE ADRIATIC"
A gunboat war
"THE WATER RATS"
The Battle of the Scheldt
"GUNFIRE, RAMMING AND VOLLEYS OF COKE BOTTLES"
The sinking of U-94
"THE MAN WHO WON THE WAR ?"
Spymaster William Stephenson - A Man Called "Intrepid"
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