Doing Our Bit

On May 12, 1945 U-190, a Type IXC/40 Kriegsmarine U-boat, surrendered to HMCS Thorlock and HMCS Victoriaville off the coast of Newfoundland. The German U-boat was boarded by heavily-armed Canadian sailors, and shortly thereafter the majority of U-190’s crew, including their Commanding Officer Oberleutnant z.S. Reith, were removed to the two C...

The old proverb “Necessity is the mother of invention” held true for Marathon of History’s Mat Johnson while working on a Second World War display for a museum in Ontario. Mat needed a couple of dozen Canadian Military Pattern (CMP) trucks for the diorama portion of the display but couldn’t find an affordable solution. The answer seemed obvious, we’ll design ...