The Second World War, Solving the Franklin Mystery, and more

The 1 August 2020 issue of Canada's History magazine features two articles by Canadian military historian Tim Cook.

A shorter one On All Fronts reviews Canada's role in the war.

After Victory: The Second World War led to fundamental changes to Canada shows how it stimulated "the emergence of the social-security state to advances in culture, from being more intensely tied to the United States to a new willingness to engage with the world. Canada moved forward as a wealthy nation, more certain of what it meant to be Canadian."

Solving the Franklin Mystery has Ken McGoogan speculation on the cause of death of crew members.

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