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Building the Army’s Backbone reveals how the creation of Canada’s Second World War corps of non-commissioned officers helped the force train, fight, and win.



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"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"

-- Megan Hamilton, King's College London * Canadian Military History *

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 Profile of the Infantry Senior NCOs

2 NCO Development before the War

3 The Wartime Army’s Expectations of Its NCOs

4 Wartime Drivers of NCO Development

5 Unit and Formation Programs

6 The Mass Army’s Programs in Canada

7 The Mass Army’s Programs in the United Kingdom

8 Managing the Talent

Conclusion

Notes; Bibliography; Index

Building the Armys Backbone

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      Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/08/2022
      ISBN13: 9780774866972, 978-0774866972
      ISBN10: 0774866977

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Building the Army’s Backbone reveals how the creation of Canada’s Second World War corps of non-commissioned officers helped the force train, fight, and win.



      Trade Review

      "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"

      -- Megan Hamilton, King's College London * Canadian Military History *

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1 Profile of the Infantry Senior NCOs

      2 NCO Development before the War

      3 The Wartime Army’s Expectations of Its NCOs

      4 Wartime Drivers of NCO Development

      5 Unit and Formation Programs

      6 The Mass Army’s Programs in Canada

      7 The Mass Army’s Programs in the United Kingdom

      8 Managing the Talent

      Conclusion

      Notes; Bibliography; Index

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