The Battle for #Hongkong spawned myths and controversy. For an extensive academic treatment of these, see Fighting It Out: The Canadian Troops at Hong Kong and in Memory by @otdmilhistory.bsky.social at ruor.uottawa.ca/bitstream/10....
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December 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Battle for #Hongkong spawned myths and controversy. For an extensive academic treatment of these, see Fighting It Out: The Canadian Troops at Hong Kong and in Memory by @otdmilhistory.bsky.social at ruor.uottawa.ca/bitstream/10....
#CanadianHistory #CanadianMilitaryHistory #WW2 #WWII
#CanadianHistory #CanadianMilitaryHistory #WW2 #WWII
Fortunately, by the time the Canadians landed on nearby Kiska, the Japanese had already left. Nevertheless, there were some casualties from blue-on-blue incidents because the liberation force wasn't aware of this.
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War correspondent Robert L. Sherrod captured for readers back home the brutal conditions on Attu in the Aleutians, and the human cost of battle.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Fortunately, by the time the Canadians landed on nearby Kiska, the Japanese had already left. Nevertheless, there were some casualties from blue-on-blue incidents because the liberation force wasn't aware of this.
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Excellent explanation below of what historians do. For such examples of controversy in #WWII #CanadianMilitaryHistory, @otdmilhistory.bsky.social has done good work for Hong Kong and @okeefehistorian.bsky.social for Dieppe. Anyone interested in these battles should study their findings.
November 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Excellent explanation below of what historians do. For such examples of controversy in #WWII #CanadianMilitaryHistory, @otdmilhistory.bsky.social has done good work for Hong Kong and @okeefehistorian.bsky.social for Dieppe. Anyone interested in these battles should study their findings.