Branching out : the story of the Royal Canadian Legion

Hale, James. (Author). Royal Canadian Legion (Added Author).

Summary: "For 70 years, since November 1925, the Legion has been a source of camaraderie for two generations of ex-servicemen and women and their families. It has also been a source of succor for those ravaged by war, the elderly and the disadvantaged, and a major contributor to community projects of all descriptions. In small towns - where the branch is often the social centre - and big cities, the Legion has embodied Canadian life through seven decades of the 20th century. It has evolved from the voice of social reform, to the country's moral conscience, to the leading proponent for the maintenance of traditional values. Its history is, in many ways, the story of Canada's coming of age." --Introduction p. 1-2.

Record details

ISBN: 9780969951001
ISBN: 0969951000
Physical Description: print
300 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition: ed.
Publisher: Ottawa : Royal Canadian Legion, c1995.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes: Dates to remember (p. 266-282)
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	[Pt.] 1. Pulling together, 1920-1935. 1. "A Special Appeal to the Men Who Served..." -- 2. The "Spontaneous, Organized Multitude" -- 3. Feeling Its Oats -- 4. Slogging Through Hard Times -- 5. Them or Us? -- [pt.] 2. New Challenges, 1936-1950. 6. Of Battles Past... and Yet to Come -- 7. The "Elder Statesmen" Meet the Challenge -- 8. A Call for Total War -- 9. The Push Toward Victory -- 10. The Changing of the Guard -- [pt.] 3. The boom years, 1952-1965. 11. Old Battles / New Ways -- 12. Sprinting Past the Crossroads -- 13. Membership and "The Mafia" -- 14. Turning Over a New Leaf -- 15. Coming of Age in the Sixties -- 4. Renewal, 1966-1980. 16. Win One, Lose One -- 17. Changing Ways... and Means -- 18. New Avenues for Growth -- 19. The Living Legacy -- 20. One More Around the Park -- 5. Changing with the times, 1981-1995. 21. Keeping the Flame Alive -- 22. Navigating the Slippery Slope -- 23. "Our Last Hurrah" -- 24. A Growing Independence -- 25. The Legion at 70.