{"product_id":"politics-of-command-9781487541026","title":"Politics of Command","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn December 1943, Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton resigned from command of the 1st Canadian Army amidst criticism of his poor generalship and of his abrasive personality. Despite McNaughton''s importance to the Canadian Army during the first four years of the Second World War, little has been written about the man himself or the circumstances of his resignation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Command\u003c\/i\u003e, the first full-length study of the subject since 1969, John Nelson Rickard analyses McNaughton''s performance during Exercise SPARTAN in March 1943 and assesses his relationships with key figures such as Sir Alan F. Brooke, Bernard Paget, and Harry Crerar. This detailed re-examination of McNaughton''s command argues that the long-accepted reasons for his relief of duty require extensive modification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on a wide range of sources, \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Command \u003c\/i\u003ewill redefine how military historians and all Canadians look at not only Andy McNaughton but also the Canadia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Captain Rickard has provided a much-needed reassessment of Canada’s top general during the formative years of the Canadian Army in the Second World War. Giving weight to both the systemic challenges that came with the rapid expansion of the army and the personality conflicts – the ‘flame warfare’ – in which McNaughton became engaged, Rickard offers refreshing insight into ‘Andy.’\" -- Christine E. Leppard, University of Calgary * \u003cem\u003eJournal of Military and Strategic Studies\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Through his nuanced analysis, Rickard’s argument provides a radically different historical interpretation of McNaughton as a senior national commander between 1939 and 1943. Moreover, Rickard convincingly demonstrates that judgements by McNaughton’s peers were greatly coloured by the effects of his dominant personality and by his earlier relationships … Rickard adds significant and relevant context to earlier historical interpretations of McNaughton’s obstinacy with keeping the Canadian Army intact for employment in a European invasion.\" -- Daniel Gosselin, Commander of the Canadian Defence Academy * \u003cem\u003eCanadian Military Journal\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaps Tables and Figures   Foreword by Marc Milner  Preface by Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie Acknowledgments  Abbreviations    Introduction   Part One: The Making of Andy McNaughton   1. Early Life and the Crucible of the First World War  2. The Road to High Command   Part Two: The Problem of Deploying the Army   3. A Willingness to Fight, 1940–1941 4. From ROUNDUP to TORCH 5. Practical Operations of War   Part Three: McNaughton as Military Commander and Trainer   6. The Difficulty of Training in 1940 7. The Politics of Training 8. Enter Montgomery 9. Exercise SPARTAN 10. The Long Shadow of Spartan   Part Four: The End of an Idea   11. The Sicily Incident 12. Broken Dagger: A Corps in Italy 13. The Final Months of McNaughton's Command   Epilogue Conclusion   Appendices Notes  Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409161789783,"sku":"9781487541026","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487541026.jpg?v=1730505700","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/politics-of-command-9781487541026","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}