November/December 2025 issue

The November/December 2025 issue of Legion Magazine is out today! Look for it on newsstands or check your mailbox if you subscribe already.

 

THE BADASS BAGPIPERS OF THE 16TH BATTALION

And the legendary lore of the woodwind instrument of war

MINESWEEPER MYSTERY

What happened to two First World War French warships in Lake Superior?

FIRST KILL

After the First World War, Canadians became some of the most renowned aerial aces. Where it all began.

THE GREATEST OF THE GREAT

As the War of 1812 was winding down, Britain launched HMS St. Lawrence, a battleship bigger than any to have plied the Great Lakes before

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

How C.D. Howe became Canada’s first minister of everything—and helped win WW II

GOD REST YE WEARY GENTLEMEN

Reminisces of four Second World War Christmases

MERRY CHRISTMAS, JOYEUX NOËL, FRÖHLICHE WEIHNACHTEN, VROLIJK KERSTFEEST

Sending season’s greetings back home from overseas

UNDAUNTED

Citing demand, The Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League aims to continue its important work

MILITARY HEALTH MATTERS

Horse power

FRONT LINES

Remembering Mynarski

EYE ON DEFENCE

Breaking bad

FACE TO FACE

Should vintage warbirds still be flown?

 CANADA AND THE NEW COLD WAR

New world order

HUMOUR HUNT

Feats of strength

HEROES AND VILLAINS

Guy Carleton and Benedict Arnold

ARTIFACTS

Suzuki’s sword

O CANADA

The Nuremburg Trials