Historical

This collection contains references from pre WWI to the present

Pre World War I

World War I

Battlefront Nurse in WW I

Battlefront Nurse in WW I

TITLE: Battlefront Nurse in WW I Author: Maureen Duffus Publisher: Victoria, BC, 2009     The story of four years in the lives of two nursing sisters who enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Esquimalt, British Columbia, in the summer...

Nursing Sisters, Canada

Nursing Sisters, Canada

TITLE: Nursing Sisters, Canada Author: Harold A. Skaarup Publisher:     That at the beginning of the Great War of 1914-18 there were five Permanent Force nurses and 57 listed in reserves. By 1917, the Canadian Army Nursing Service included 2,030...

The Medical Services

The Medical Services

TITLE: The Medical ServicesAuthor: Sir Andrew MacPhailPublisher: Department of National Defence  This is the official of the Canadian military service in the Great War 1914 -1918. Sir Andrew MacPhail was Professor of the History of Medicine at McGill...

World War II

Normandy Landing

Normandy Landing

TITLE: Author: Publisher:     While no doubt many have been viewed this is an exceptionally good collection of D Day photographs presented as a PowerPoint slide show. Click icon below to download PPT presentation.

Eleven Men and a Scalpel

TITLE: Eleven Men and a Scalpel Author: Hillsman, John Burwell Publisher: Columbia Press, Winnipeg, 1948     An account of the experiences of No. 8 Canadian Field Surgical Unit following the Normandy landings.

Korea

Though some insist it should be referred to as the “Korean Conflict” or a police action because the participants never officially declared “war,” there are few veterans who would disagree that the fighting in Korea between 1950 and 1953 was as bitter as any war.

Canadian Nursing Sisters in the Korean War

Canadian Nursing Sisters in the Korean War

TITLE: Canadian Nursing Sisters in the Korean WarAuthor: Michael BedfordPublisher: Friends of the Canadian War Museum (2013) During the United Nations Operations in Korea, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Nursing Sisters served in Japan and Korea. Royal Canadian Air...

Decades of Change

General

A History of Naval Health in Esquimalt

A History of Naval Health in Esquimalt

TITLE: A History of Naval Health in Esquimalt Author: CPO1 Mario Richard Publisher: Victoria BC, 2013     The history of naval health in Esquimalt goes back to 1854 when during the Crimean War the need first arose from the Royal Navy to have a place for sick...

Between Flesh and Steel

Between Flesh and Steel

TITLE: Between Flesh and Steel: A History of Military Medicine from the Middle Ages to the War in Afghanistan Author: Richard A. Gabriel Publisher: Potomac Books Inc. (2013) ISBN 978-1-61234-420-1     Military historian Richard A. Gabriel focuses on three...