Description
Book SynopsisThis book explores how the Canadian Army prepared for the possibility of a Third World War and how its innovations and adaptations laid the groundwork for the evolution of our national army.
Trade Review… this is a book that matters, and it should be read widely.
-- Galen Roger Perras, University of Ottawa * Canadian Historical Review *
…by stressing the evolution of Canadian Army strategic thinking and institutional development as well as what the Canadian Army did to be successful on the new conventional-nuclear battlefield during the first two decades of the Cold War, In Peace Prepared is a major addition to Canadian historiography. Written in a clear and compelling style, this work will appeal to academics and professional military personnel who wish to learn how big and complex is the task to plan, establish, build and manage a modern professional army.
-- Caroline D’Amours, Royal Military College of Canada * Canadian Military History *
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction
1 Soldiers as Innovators: The Evolution of Army Combat Development
2 Shadow over Victory: From Occupation to Cold War Army, 1945-50
3 Going East and West: Combat Development in the Hot and Cold Wars, 1950-54
4 Ensuring Destruction: Designing the Tactical Nuclear Army, 1954-58
5 Atomic War Games: Combat Development through Simulation, 1958-64
6 Towards a Flexible Response: Creating a Post-Atomic Mobile Command, 1963-68
Conclusion
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index
