Canada's Army
Waging War and Keeping the Peace, Third Edition
Published on 13. September 2021
Book
Hardback
980 pages
978-1-4875-0947-7 (ISBN)
Description
Written by J.L. Granatstein, one of the country's leading political and military historians, Canada's Army traces the full three-hundred-year history of the Canadian military. This thoroughly revised third edition brings Granatstein's work up to date with fresh material and new scholarship on the evolving role of the military in Canadian society. It includes new coverage of the War in Afghanistan; NATO deployments to Poland, Latvia, and Iraq; aid to the civil power deployments; and the role of the army reserve. Masterfully written and passionately argued, Canada's Army offers a rich analysis of the political context for the battles and events that shape our understanding of the Canadian military.
Reviews / Votes
"Granatstein is, without doubt, one of Canada's pre-eminent military historians ... [Should any] Canadian wish to become functionally knowledgable about our army, this book is an excellent place to start."- Steven Dieter (The Globe and Mail) "[An] immensely readable tour de force through the political and battlefield swamps of army history."
- Ron Lowman (Toronto Star) "Everyone who cares for and about Canada's army will be pleased with Granatstein's superb book."
- Major Michael McNorgan (Canadian Military Journal)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
64 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 186 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
1406 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4875-0947-7 (9781487509477)
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Person
J.L. Granatstein is the former director and CEO of the Canadian War Museum and a distinguished research professor emeritus of history. He is an award-winning author of more than sixty books on Canadian political and military history, the recipient of numerous honorary degrees, and an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
Maps
1. The Militia Myth: Canadian Arms to Confederation
2. Making an Army: Beginnings
3. A Militia under Arms: Sam Hughes's Army
4. Becoming Professional: Arthur Currie's Army
5. Losing Professionalism: The Interwar Years
6. McNaughton's Army: The Long Wait
7. Into Battle: Sicily and Italy, July 1943-June 1944
8. Into Battle: Northwest Europe and Italy, June 1944-May 1945
9. The Professional Army, 1945-1968
10. Professionalism under Siege, 1968-2001
11. Afghanistan and the Remaking of the Army
12. Conclusion
Notes
A Selected Bibliography of Secondary Sources
Illustration Credits
Index
Acknowledgments
Maps
1. The Militia Myth: Canadian Arms to Confederation
2. Making an Army: Beginnings
3. A Militia under Arms: Sam Hughes's Army
4. Becoming Professional: Arthur Currie's Army
5. Losing Professionalism: The Interwar Years
6. McNaughton's Army: The Long Wait
7. Into Battle: Sicily and Italy, July 1943-June 1944
8. Into Battle: Northwest Europe and Italy, June 1944-May 1945
9. The Professional Army, 1945-1968
10. Professionalism under Siege, 1968-2001
11. Afghanistan and the Remaking of the Army
12. Conclusion
Notes
A Selected Bibliography of Secondary Sources
Illustration Credits
Index