A Beginning

This brand new blog is going to become a real labour of love for me. My hobby is WWII and, in particular, events, history, uniforms, weapons and vehicles that served the Allies during that war. Of course, as the header says, I intend to concentrate on the Canadian (and hence, to some degree, the British) contributions to the war effort.

I don't intend this blog to become a place where great and endless discussions pertaining to all things military are posted to death, but rather a place where those with a keen interest in the Allied efforts from 1939 - 1945 can place collections of anecdotal stories about relatives, illustrations, graphics and photographs, collections of semi-technical data regarding weapons or the materials that the Canadian in particular used in that great conflict. I want this blog to be fun, informative, educational, very visual and eye-pleasing and, hopefully, of some use to like-minded folks who enjoy exploring the times, things, events and materials that made the Canadians forever known and respected as a young nation truly Forged in Fire.

I'm going to begin this blog with a series of illustrations I've been working on (MAC rules), to illustrate the most classic Canadian WWII vehicles. I've started with the soft-skinned vehicles, as I have always felt that the Canadian CMPs have been overlooked whenever someone starts documenting and portraying "The Vehicles of World War II". This is only the beginning of the 'collection' and will grow as I delve into and study the history of vehicles used by the Canadian Forces in WWII.

So please - feel free to comment, add to, join in and contribute - your knowledge of WWII is welcome.

All these illustrations have been done by me in Adobe Illustrator CS3.

Enjoy blog 1.