Historical Treasures in the Archives of the Canadian Army Journal
From its origins as the Canadian Army Training Memorandum starting in WW2, the postwar Canadian Army Journal (Journal de l’Armee Canadienne) was renamed and relaunched in 1947 as a professional bilingual publication aimed at both soldiers and veterans to inform the greater army community, keep it abreast of new military trends, and stimulate interest in military affairs. This first incarnation of the Journal existed until 1965, with the unification of the Canadian Forces, individual service journals were also unified.
In 1998, the Chief of the Land Staff authorized the publication of a new Army Doctrine and Training Bulletin, which ran for six volumes before being renamed back to Canadian Army Journal in 2004, and the publication has continued its renewed mission under the historic name up until today.
While they were previously hard to find, the Army is currently engaged in making all the first run of Journals from 1941-1965 online as a free resource for both military history buffs and scholars interested on a pivotal and fascinating period of military history, from the dark days of the Second World War through victory, demobilization, the Korean War, the foundation of NATO, early peacekeeping and eventual service unification.
Deputy Editor Major Bruce Rolston has served in the Army Reserve since 1988. He was previously Officer Commanding of 7 Intelligence Company and also served in Afghanistan during Operation ATHENA.
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