November/December 2021 issue

Our November/December 2021 issue is now available!

The November/December 2021 issue of Legion Magazine is now available in our online store!

A TENACIOUS WILDFLOWER

Over the past century, the poppy has become a universal symbol of remembrance

SOME CAME HOME

Fewer than 100 Canadians who died while serving in the world wars were repatriated for burial

FIRST INTO BATTLE

Japan’s attack on Hong Kong was the first fight of the war for Canadian soldiers. It didn’t end well

DIGITAL DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Delayed by a year, Legion delegates finally met in a virtual convention hall and found strength in unity

POSTWAR CONSCRIPTION

In 1951, Ottawa was making plans for peacetime compulsory military service

ONLINE MONUMENT

The Faces to Graves project is collecting stories and photographs of nearly 6,000 Canadian soldiers buried in Dutch cemeteries

A CENTURY OF DISARMAMENT

Weasel words, workarounds and loopholes: the first arms control treaty was short-lived

MILITARY HEALTH MATTERS

Collateral benefits from COVID research

FRONT LINES

Military orders new boots

EYE ON DEFENCE

Lessons to learn

FACE TO FACE

Was Canada’s decision to reinforce Hong Kong a mistake?

CANADA AND THE NEW COLD WAR

Our Turkish ally

HUMOUR HUNT

To the prince!

HEROES AND VILLAINS

John Osborn & Takashi Sakai

ARTIFACTS

Fujita’s blade

O CANADA

Coat of arms