MacCaulay
Banned
...without the European War.
What most folks don't know (which they can hardly be blamed for), is that Canada had it's own last stand in the Pacific in 1941, hours after the attack on Pearl Harbour.
Canadian troops were dug in to the defense of Hong Kong, and when the colony capitulated almost a month later the entire Royal Rifles of Canada were marched into captivity for the rest of the war.
The loss of the troops there was overshadowed by events in Europe, and swept under the rug by an administration that very much wanted to keep it's eye on the ball of fighting Hitler and rebuilding the army after the debacle at Dieppe.
But what if there had been no European War at the time (I honestly don't care why, that's not the point) to divert the Canadian public, government, and military's attention?
What most folks don't know (which they can hardly be blamed for), is that Canada had it's own last stand in the Pacific in 1941, hours after the attack on Pearl Harbour.
Canadian troops were dug in to the defense of Hong Kong, and when the colony capitulated almost a month later the entire Royal Rifles of Canada were marched into captivity for the rest of the war.
The loss of the troops there was overshadowed by events in Europe, and swept under the rug by an administration that very much wanted to keep it's eye on the ball of fighting Hitler and rebuilding the army after the debacle at Dieppe.
But what if there had been no European War at the time (I honestly don't care why, that's not the point) to divert the Canadian public, government, and military's attention?