The Military in the Niagara Peninsula: Eighth Annual Niagara Peninsula History Conference

xi, 147 pp. The military history of the region along both sides of the Niagara River is as rich as that of any location in North America. Although the history of warfare in the Niagara Region stretches back to times before a permanent European presence was established, this collection of papers, first delivered at the eighth annual Niagara Peninsula History Conference, concentrates on later and more familiar themes: naval aspects of the War of 1812 and the role of the Indians; the history of Forts George and Niagara; women and war in the peninsula; flight training at Beamsville and Niagara during WWI and WWII; and the Fenian Raids of 1838 and 1866. An important subject and one which remains far from exhausted, the military presence in the Niagara Peninsula greatly influenced not only regional history but also the development of Canada.