Description
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking reassessment of when, and why, Canada’s army broke away from its British imperial roots to become a truly national force.
Trade ReviewThis book is probably the most exhaustive study of Canadian Army doctrine and development in print. Readers should understand that Kasurak set out to produce a history of the doctrine of the Canadian Army and the development of the force as an institution representative of the nation that it serves. Anyone looking to understand the Canadian Army, its history, institutional culture, and relationship to the Canadian nation will not be disappointed in this book. -- Blake Whitaker * Army History *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1 The 1950s: A Professional Army?
2 Soldiers, Civilians, and Nuclear Warfare in the 1960s
3 The Army and the Unified Force, 1963-67
4 Trudeau and the Crisis in Civil-Military Relations
5 Reform, Regimentalism, and Reaction
6 The Plan for a “Big Army”
7 The Unified Staff and Operational Difficulties
8 Reform and Constabulary Realism
Conclusion; Notes on Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Index
