Pirates and desert isles

From the Legion Magazine.

Of contemptible pirates and desert isles:
The saga of Captain Barnabas Lincoln

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

On Nov. 13, 1821, Captain Barnabas Lincoln and his crew, including a Newfoundlander, set sail from Boston aboard the schooner Exertion. They were bound for the Cuban town of Trinidad loaded with foodstuffs and furniture. They had no idea what they were in for, when his ship was boarded by armed pirates.

Military Moments | Battle of the Somme

Narrated by Linden MacIntyre

It was the most tenacious, grim, futile and bloody fight ever waged in the history of war.

Legion Magazine and Canada’s Ultimate Story present Military Moments | Battle of the Somme. Narrated by Canadian journalist, broadcaster and novelist Linden MacIntyre, the video explores the devastation of one of the bloodiest battles in history, where more than 1.3 million soldiers on both sides were killed or wounded. #LestWeForget #TheSomme

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Blood in the Mud | 360 VR-Experience

A new bilingual, interactive 360° VR-EXPERIENCE from Legion Magazine—“Blood in the Mud 360°”—examines the role of the Newfoundland Regiment and the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the monumental First World War battle that took place more than 100 years ago on both sides of the Somme River in France, from July 1 to Nov. 18, 1916. The assault at Beaumont-Hamel on July 1 saw the Newfoundlanders all but wiped out in only 30 minutes. The Battle of the Somme continued for more than four months, and more than 1.3 million soldiers on both sides were killed or wounded. Through a virtual battlefield tour, this video explores the sacrifices of the Newfoundland and Canadian soldiers, placing the events of Beaumont-Hamel into the context of the Battle of the Somme and the greater war.

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June 28, 1914

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie are assassinated by a Serbian nationalist, setting off a series of events leading to the start of the First World War.