Matching Articles"War" (Total 5)

  • During the Second World War, Newfoundland played a pivotal role in Allied naval strategy for the North Atlantic.
  • As the likelihood of war increased in the 1930s, Canada realized that its defence hinged on the protection of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • The creation of the American air base at Stephenville during the WWII saw the quiet farming village quickly transformed into a booming garrison town.
  • The Canadian air base at Torbay quickly became an important link in North American defence during the Second World War.
  • About health conditions in Newfoundland during WWII such as problems with housing and veneral disease and the need for wartime hospitals.

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