During the Second World War, Prime Minister Mackenzie King dodged a political bullet called conscription; playing his political hand brilliantly and offering a case study in the art of holding ...

But comments from top military officials about what could happen if NATO goes to war with Russia have made the possibility of being called up to fight feel closer than it has in generations.

Given the possibility of ongoing Russian aggression sparking a major conflict across Europe, the thought of reintroducing conscription ... 80 years ago during World War 2. Although there was ...

"By sharing this collection, we hope to honour the contributions of these women photographers and filmmakers to the war effort" ...

Britain introduced conscription in the months leading up to World War II. It saw single men aged 20 to 22 requiring six months of military training, with 240,000 called up. When war was officially ...

Conscription was extended until 1920 to allow the army to deal with continuing trouble spots in the Empire and parts of Europe. In the run-up to the Second World War, plans for limited ...