By the summer of 1943, the Allies were beginning a push into Italy to gain a foothold in southern Europe. This was one year prior to D-Day, and Canadians were pushing into Italy with the Battle of Sicily. The battle would last from July 9, 1943 to...
The Second World War brought many changes to the northern regions of British Columbia, and throughout the Yukon. With the need to quickly get soldiers and supplies into Alaska, new airports and roads quickly opened. The most famous, of course, is...