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Websites relating to the History of Canadian Police and Military.

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• Brief History of Militia of Upper Canada

  http://www.imuc.org/history.htm
  Describes the creation of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada during the War of 1812.

• Canada and the First World War

  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/premiereguerre/index-e.html
  Virtual exhibition from the National Archives of Canada. Provides access to personal accounts of the war and background information on Canada's involvement abroad and on the home front.

• Canada and the Great War 1914 to 1918

  http://www.thegreatwar.ca/
  Highlights events of Canadians who paticipated in the Great War from 1914 to 1918 at Vimy Ridge, Ypres, St Julien, Hill 62 and Drocourt-Queant Break and Mons.

• Canada at War

  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/veterans/index-e.html
  From Canada's Digital Collections, articles and exhibits on many facets of Canadian military history.

• Canada's Military Heritage

  http://www.canadagoose.net/
  Details Canada's military experiences including both World Wars, Korea and various peacekeeping missions. Includes photos, articles and links.

• Canadian Military History Gateway

  http://www.cmhg-phmc.gc.ca/
  Gateway to websites and digital resources about Canada's military history, developed by the Department of National Defence and supported by National Defence Online and the Canadian Culture Online Program.

• Canadian Military Medals and Decorations

  http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/collections/cmdp/mainmenu
  Veteran Affairs Canada presents various war medals, service badges and honours. Provides detailed information of each, photographs where relevant and circumstances under which they would have been awarded.

• Canadian Ruhr Memories

  http://www.ruhrmemories.ca/
  Dedicated to those Canadians who lived or worked in Germany's Ruhr Valley from 1953 to 1971. Includes military, and high school sites.

• Canadian War Museum

  http://www.warmuseum.ca/
  Information on the hours, exhibitions and location of the museum, as well as online exhibitions and resources.

• Canadian Wings

  http://www.canadianwings.com/
  Tells the story of the Air Force from its beginning through to its creation as a permanent component of Canada's defence forces. A privately run, unofficial website.

• CBC Archives: Conflict and War

  http://archives.cbc.ca/war_conflict/
  World War II, Cold War, domestic issues, peacekeeping, audio and video resources plus related links from the CBC Archives.

• D Company, Royal Rifles of Canada

  http://battleofhongkong.com/
  An account of the company's action during the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, from Major Maurice A. Parker's diary.

• From Colony to Country : A Reader's Guide to Canadian Military History

  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/military/index-e.html
  National Library of Canada prepared this bibliographical pathfinder for people interested in learning about Canada's military heritage. Material of interest to genealogists and family historians is included.

• Historical Highlights of RCMP

  http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hist/index-eng.htm
  A timeline of important moments in the development and history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Includes a bibliography on the history of the RCMP.

• Juno Beach Centre

  http://www.junobeach.org/
  Online museum about Canadian D-Day participation plus the history of Canada in WWII.

• Maple Leaf Legacy Project

  http://www.mapleleaflegacy.ca/
  An archive whose aim is to provide photographs of every overseas Canadian war grave to create a virtual Canadian National War Cemetery. Offers project information, grave photo requests and progress report.

• Pinetree Line Reunion 2000

  http://lswilson.dewlineadventures.com/
  Proposed reunion of all personnel who ever served on the Pinetree Line in any capacity. Military, Civilian, Canadian or American.

• Remembrances: Canada and the Second World War

  http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/militaris/
  From Virtual Museum of Canada, this site covers history of the war, equipment, people.

• Testaments of Honour Historical Archive

  http://www.testaments.ca/
  A non-profit foundation dedicated to preserving Canadian military history. Personal oral histories by Canadian veterans on digital video.

• The Canadian Letters and Images Project

  http://www.canadianletters.ca/
  Letters, photographs and other documents from men and women in the armed services and nursing services during wartime.

• The Mounties Tame the Wild West

  http://www.alittlehistory.com/Mounties.htm
  Describes how the Canadian North West Mounted Police brought law and order to the wild west.

• War of 1812

  http://www.warof1812.ca/
  Offers articles, links, uniform charts, book reviews, war reenactments and military replicas.

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