Description
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1993,
The Generals : The Canadian Army's Senior Commanders in the Second World War is a collective biography of the Canadian army's leaders in World War II, and is the winner of the Dafoe Book Prize for International Relations and the UBC Medal for Canadian Biography. The only book of its kind on this subject, The Generals remains an invaluable resource for academics, policy makers, and anyone interested Canada's military history.
This new edition features an introduction by Dr. David J. Bercuson, Director of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary.
Trade ReviewThe Generals is already a classic of Canadian military history and will long occupy shelf and store space as a seminal study of Canadian army leadership in the Second World War. -- David J. Bercuson This is military history at its best. -- Globe and Mail
This is military history at its best. Globe and Mail
Table of Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Introduction: The Old Army
- Chapter 2. The Old Brigade
- Chapter 3. McNaughton: The God That Failed
- Chapter 4. Crerar: Ambition Realized
- Chapter 5. Tommy Burns: Problems of Personality
- Chapter 6. Master of the Battlefield
- Chapter 7. Matthews and Hoffmeister: Militia Successes
- Chapter 8. Pope and Stuart: Soldiers and Politicians
- Chapter 9. The Absence of Francophone Generals
- Chapter 10. Conclusion
- Appendix A: General Officers in the Second World War
- Appendix B: Key Army Positions in Canada and Overseas
- Appendix C: Army Officer Ranks
- Notes
- Selected List of Primary Sources
- Index
