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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

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A defensive war is apt to betray us into too frequent detachment. Those generals who have had but little experience attempt to protect every point, while those who are better acquainted w ith their profession, having only the capital object in view, guard against a decisive blow, and acquiesce in small misfortunes to avoid greater.
- Frederick the Great
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January 11
1902: Canadian Field Hospital concentrates at Halifax in preparation for departure to South Africa.
1942: Soviet troops reopn narrow supply corridor to beseiged Leningrad
1957: HMCS Magnificent arrives in Port Said with the main body of the Canadian contribution in troops and materiel to the United Nations Emergency Force controlling the Israeli-Egyptian border.
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