History and Heritage

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There are several excellent online sources of Canadian Military History information to get a person started on research:

The Canadian Military History Gateway provides access to a major collection of historic material.
The three-volume series, “Canadian Military Heritage,” at the Directorate of History and Heritage is a good dealing of the broad subject. The interactive publication can take a couple of hours to peruse but is worth the time invested.

If you need help in researching specific areas of Canadian Military Engineering history, please refer to The Canadian Military Engineering Museum and use the Research Staff link at the bottom of that page.

A good background of the history of Military Engineering and of Canadian Military Engineering is found at Chapter 1 of “Customs and Traditions of the Canadian Military Engineers. Please follow the link above to view the current edition.

Echo 2 provides short articles on Canadian Military Engineer history.

Official History

The Military Engineers' Association of Canada and the Military Engineering Institute of Canada have produced the History of the Corp of Royal Canadian Engineers / Canadian Military Engineers in three volumes.

The books can be ordered individually or as a set from here.

Historical Events

	Rideau River, 26 September 1826
	Pictou, Nova Scotia, 5 July 1916
	Pont-d'Aire, France, 9 October 1918
	Brooklands, UK, 21 September 1940 - As it appeared in The Maple Leaf, Vol 8 - No 31
	Moro River, Italy, 8 December 1943 - As it appeared in The Maple Leaf, Vol 8 - No 42
	Driel, Netherlands, 25 September 1944 - As it appeared in The Maple Leaf, Vol 9 - No 31
	Montreal Quebec, 17 May 1963

Featured Books

New Book Available

The epic battle of the British 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem in 1944 has been told many times, but so far the story of how they were evacuated across the River Rhine has only been merely touched upon. This is the story of how the Royal Canadian Engineers not only supported the Royal Engineers, but ferried the lion’s share of the Airborne troops across the flooded river under less than ideal conditions.

One unit in particular, the 23rd Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers would find fame because of their expert handling of the Storm Boats and for their bravery. Unfortunately, glory came at a high cost to a unit that would soon earn the nickname, ‘The Storm Boat Kings’.

For more information click here.

01-Feb-2011