What really happened on the night of February 3, 1916, when a fire destroyed the centre block of the Canadian Parliament buildings?
Inspector Andrew MacNutt of the Dominion Police's Secret Service, his wife Katherine, and Count Jaggi know, since they were there in the reading room when the fire started.
Ever since the war began MacNutt has been struggling to secure Canada's borders against acts of sabotage organized by German military attachEs based in New York City. The good news is that the Americans have finally ordered them back to Germany. The bad news is that Berlin has...
What really happened on the night of February 3, 1916, when a fire destroyed the centre block of the Canadian Parliament buildings?
Who knew? In the fall of 1914, Canadians had earned a reputation as hard-drinking and poorly disciplined troops. No one expected much from them. Certainly not the British All they wanted was a sharp salute as the men did what they were told.
Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden and his Minister of Militia and Defence, Colonel Sam Hughes, had different ideas. Borden had no choice When England declared war, Canada was automatically at war too. Hughes, however, was eager to get his boys bloodied before the war was over. He would do anything in his power to get the Canadians into the...
Who knew? In the fall of 1914, Canadians had earned a reputation as hard-drinking and poorly disciplined troops. No one expected much from them. Ce...
