{"product_id":"the-generals-the-canadian-armys-senior-commanders-in-the-second-world-war-9781552381762","title":"The Generals: The Canadian Army's Senior","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1993, \u003cem\u003eThe Generals : The Canadian Army's Senior Commanders in the Second World War\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003eThis new edition features an introduction by Dr. David J. Bercuson, Director of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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\u003cbr\u003eThis is military history at its best.   Globe and Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. Introduction: The Old Army \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. The Old Brigade \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. McNaughton: The God That Failed \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. Crerar: Ambition Realized \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. Tommy Burns: Problems of Personality \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. Master of the Battlefield \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7. Matthews and Hoffmeister: Militia Successes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8. Pope and Stuart: Soldiers and Politicians \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9. The Absence of Francophone Generals \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10. Conclusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A: General Officers in the Second World War \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B: Key Army Positions in Canada and Overseas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix C: Army Officer Ranks \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelected List of Primary Sources \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Calgary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041308279127,"sku":"9781552381762","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-generals-the-canadian-armys-senior-commanders-in-the-second-world-war-9781552381762","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}