{"product_id":"building-the-armys-backbone-9780774866965","title":"Building the Armys Backbone","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn September 1939, Canada's tiny army began its remarkable expansion into a wartime force of almost half a million soldiers. No army can function without a backbone of skilled non-commissioned officers (NCOs)  corporals, sergeants, and warrant officers  and the army needed to create one out of raw civilian material. \u003cem\u003eBuilding the Army's Backbone\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of how senior leadership created a corps of NCOs that helped the burgeoning force train, fight, and win. This innovative book uncovers the army's two-track NCO-production system: locally organized training programs were run by units and formations, while centralized training and talent-distribution programs were overseen by the army. Meanwhile, to bring coherence to the two-track approach, the army circulated its best-trained NCOs between operational forces, the reinforcement pool, and the training system. The result was a corps of NCOs that collectively possessed the necessary skills in leadership, tactics, and instr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Overall, [Brown] presents a narrative of NCO development that is contextualised within the Canadian Army’s wider wartime activities. It is a thoroughly valuable contribution to the historiography\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Megan Hamilton, King's College London * Canadian Military History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Profile of the Infantry Senior NCOs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 NCO Development before the War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 The Wartime Army’s Expectations of Its NCOs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Wartime Drivers of NCO Development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Unit and Formation Programs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 The Mass Army’s Programs in Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 The Mass Army’s Programs in the United Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Managing the Talent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes; Bibliography; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404949823831,"sku":"9780774866965","price":66.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774866965.jpg?v=1730488162","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/building-the-armys-backbone-9780774866965","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}