A Fight To Save The World

 The German navy, particularly in its use of U-Boats, brought the war particularly close to home, with battles, sinkings, and landings off the entire coast, and even into the St. Lawrence.

This painting is The Boarding Of The U-744 by Thomas Charles Wood, depicting Canadian sailors boarding a disabled German sub.

Much of Canada's war efforts were put into the fight to liberate Europe and the Battle of the Atlantic. But there were assets committed to the Pacific theatre. Canadian soldiers stationed at Hong Kong fought a fierce battle against the Japanese, launched on the same day as Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese were pulling a number of simultaneous attacks. Many were taken prisoner, and war was declared. The Japanese sent balloon bombs across the Pacific. Each red dot on the map shows where they landed.

Above hangs one of them.

Propaganda posters of both languages are found here, and would have been common on the home front.

This utility vehicle always catches my eye during visits.

The effect of the war on children is examined in these displays.

Women joined branches of the military as well.

More of the war at home, including products of the time.

Canadian soldiers stationed in Britain bided their time, training and waiting.

They would see action in an attempted landing at the French port of Dieppe- an invasion that failed, but taught the Allies some vital lessons that would come into play on D-Day and beyond.