When I first read the articles of Paul Jackson and Andrew J. Ross, I could not find a connection between the two. Jackson discussed homosexuality in Canadian prisoner of war camps, while Ross analyzed the contribution of Canadian hockey players to the country's war effort. However, upon closer inspection, I realized that there were simple connections between the two articles that mattered. Both dealt with exclusively male subjects and both highlighted issues of disloyalty and nationalism in Canada during the Second World War. Paul Jackson's article, “The Enemy Within the Enemy Within: The Canadian Army and Internment Operations During the Second World War,” is a long article unique in the historical subject it addresses. Jackson argues “that gender and sexuality were both private, interpersonal, and political issues, deeply tied to national, military, class, and ethnic identities.” Through his arguments and evidence, he aims to understand "the range of responses to the phenomenon of homosexuality in [the] specific historical moment" of World War II. The thesis and purpose of Jackson's article are supported by a long list of primary arguments. and secondary sources. The most interesting of Jackson's primary sources is his use of oral histories. In particular, his interviews with "fourteen former German prisoners of war, three Canadian guards, the director of wartime naval intelligence, and a Jewish refugee" are important. Not only do they provide insight into the perception and treatment of interned homosexuals, but they also highlight how this side of history is remembered by those who experienced it firsthand. Jackson notes that none of those he interviewed identified themselves as ho...... middle of paper......simplifies events during the war for the sake of understanding. Perhaps there is significance to their common fault of becoming vague while addressing and applying historical complexities and paradoxes. Their works become pioneers in their fields, themes and subjects, opening the door to a generally untouched history. It is up to future historians to note the obscurity of Jackson's and Ross's arguments, but also the strength of their arguments and their sources. Only then can a clear understanding of Canada during the Second World War be achieved. Works Cited Jackson, Paul. “The enemy within, the enemy within: the Canadian Army and internment operations during the Second World War.” History of the Left Vol 9 Iss. 2 (2004): 45-83. Ross, Andrew J. “The Conn Smythe Paradox: Hockey, Memory, and the Second World War.” Canadian Historical Review Vol. 86 No. 4, (2005): 19-35.