Description
Book SynopsisIn this revised and updated third edition, one of Canada's leading historians covers the history of the Canadian military to the present day.
Trade Review"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 *
Table of ContentsPreface 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
