In this episode, Sean Graham talks with Jean-Michel Turcotte, Acting Chief Historian of the Directorate of History and Heritage at the Department of National Defence and the convenor of the 2025 Shannon Lecture Series. They talk about Jean-Michel's background, how that influenced the series theme of 'Revisiting Canadian Armed Forces Experiences' and some of on-going projects at the Directorate. They also discuss the changing nature of military history, incorporating more voices into the stories of Canada's armed forces, and how those changes relate to broader historiographical trends.

The final session of the Shannon Lecture Series, entitled The Transnational Making of United Nations Peacekeeping by Brian Drohan, will take place on May 6 at 4p ET on Zoom. You can find more information here.

Historical Headline of the Week

Defence Stories, "Web portal to military historical documents open to the public." June 11, 2024.