Royal United Services Institute of
Vancouver Island (RUSI-VI)
Canadian Veterans Oral History Project Essays
These essays were written by University of Victoria students taking history courses where part of the curriculum is writing an oral history essay. Copies of the essays are stored in the Special Collections section of the UVic Library.
For Each Dear Life of Sacrifice: Post-war Commemoration .PDF version
By Caroline Duncan
Three Perspectives on Canadian Army Operations in Normandy during the Second World War .PDF version
By: Ryan Hill
November 30th, 2009
The Royal Canadian Navy and the Cuban Missile Crisis (this is .PDF only)
Andrew Pye
November 26, 2009
God’s Gift to the Empire: Canadian Veterans and the Memory of the British Commonwealth Air Training Program .PDF version
Tyson L. Rosberg,
Soldiers Like Rules: An Examination of the Necessity and Desirability of ROE to Soldiers in the Field .PDF version
By Liz Williams
February 21, 2010
World War II: Army Operations on the Western Front .PDF version
By Heather Campbell
For Dr. D. Zimmerman
History 394
Veteran's Oral History .PDF version
Brock Reumkens
History 394 (A01) Veterans and Oral History
Doctor David Zimmerman
January 12, 2009
The Navy Speaks Out: A Reflection on Oral History Regarding the Canadian Forces Unification .PDF version
J. Kyle Bienvenu
D. Zimmerman
Hist 394
November 26, 2008
Veteran's Oral History .PDF version
Quinn Leitch
History 394: Veterans and Oral History
For Dr. David Zimmerman
December 1, 2008
The Lives of Peacekeepers As Seen through Oral Histories .PDF version
By Louise Lopeter
For Hist 394
Professor Zimmerman
December 1st, 2008
RCAF Bomber Crews
For History 394 (F01) (Dr. Cafferky)
An Essay By Matthew A. Chapman
4 January 2006
Challenges in Armoured Warfare
for History 394 (F01) - Veteran's Oral History
Professor: Dr. Shawn Cafferky
Written by: Steve Weatherbe, December 2006
Bats and Bananas
POW experiences in German, Russian and Japanese Prisoner of War Camps during WWII
for University of Victoria History 394 (F01) - Veteran’s Oral History
Professor: Dr. Cafferky
Written by: Jude Goertzen
Warriors Remember: Aboriginal Veterans & Oral History In Canada
for University of Victoria History 394 - Veteran’s Oral History
Professor: Dr. Cafferky
Written by: Jessica Wood 4 December 2005
The Royal Canadian Navy and the Battle of the Atlantic: An Oral History
for University of Victoria History 394 - Veteran’s Oral History
Professor: Dr. Shawn Cafferky
Written by: Cameron White 13 April, 2005
Experiences Flying in the Air Force: Oral Sources in Comparison with Secondary Sources
for University of Victoria History 394 - Veteran’s Oral History
Professor: Dr. Shawn Cafferky
Written by: Jennifer Nicks
