As many as 20,000 underage soldiers served overseas in the First World War, but their service has often been overlooked because it has been difficult to distinguish them from their older comrades. Adolescents often lied about their age in order to enlist, impelled by a sense of adventure, peer pressure, and fierce patriotism. Studying the reaction of young soldiers to the war effort, as well as their interaction with parents, society, and the military forces, reveals that, despite the agony of parents and the problems underage soldiers sometimes presented for the military establishment, young Canadians were approvingly incorporated into and constituted an important part of Canada’s war effort. Jusqu’à 20,000 soldats d’âge mineur ont servi ...
The First World War proved to be a powerful stimulus for the temperance movement in Canada. Temperan...
L’étude du discours de guerre destiné aux enfants de Montréal, entre 1914 et 1918, concernant la Pre...
The memorial plaques dedicated to the First and Second World War dead of many of Canada’s secondary ...
As many as 20,000 underage soldiers served overseas in the First World War, but their service has of...
During the First World War, participation in the war effort at the University of Toronto was defined...
While the Canadian Corps earned a reputation as one of the finest fighting formations on the Western...
This article uses archival documents to create a group portrait of fifty-five sojourners from the Ru...
This article explores the untold history of English-Canadian children’s First World War work for the...
Over a million Canadians wore a uniform in the fight against Hitler’s Germany. The Tucker family of ...
The Great War was a formative event for men who came of age between 1914 and 1918. They believed the...
When Canadian soldiers went to war in 1914, they could not have anticipated the horrors that awaited...
This article examines the history of the Sea, Army, and Air Cadet programs during the Second World W...
“My chum got killed saturday morning he and I have be [sic] going together sleeping together ever si...
S’agissant du Canada, l’idée selon laquelle les francophones n’ont pas démontré le même enthousiasme...
Compulsory military service took on the most organized, long-term form it has ever had in Canada dur...
The First World War proved to be a powerful stimulus for the temperance movement in Canada. Temperan...
L’étude du discours de guerre destiné aux enfants de Montréal, entre 1914 et 1918, concernant la Pre...
The memorial plaques dedicated to the First and Second World War dead of many of Canada’s secondary ...
As many as 20,000 underage soldiers served overseas in the First World War, but their service has of...
During the First World War, participation in the war effort at the University of Toronto was defined...
While the Canadian Corps earned a reputation as one of the finest fighting formations on the Western...
This article uses archival documents to create a group portrait of fifty-five sojourners from the Ru...
This article explores the untold history of English-Canadian children’s First World War work for the...
Over a million Canadians wore a uniform in the fight against Hitler’s Germany. The Tucker family of ...
The Great War was a formative event for men who came of age between 1914 and 1918. They believed the...
When Canadian soldiers went to war in 1914, they could not have anticipated the horrors that awaited...
This article examines the history of the Sea, Army, and Air Cadet programs during the Second World W...
“My chum got killed saturday morning he and I have be [sic] going together sleeping together ever si...
S’agissant du Canada, l’idée selon laquelle les francophones n’ont pas démontré le même enthousiasme...
Compulsory military service took on the most organized, long-term form it has ever had in Canada dur...
The First World War proved to be a powerful stimulus for the temperance movement in Canada. Temperan...
L’étude du discours de guerre destiné aux enfants de Montréal, entre 1914 et 1918, concernant la Pre...
The memorial plaques dedicated to the First and Second World War dead of many of Canada’s secondary ...