DOCSLIB.ORG

The Top 10 Most Important Books of Canadian Military History

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Top 10 Most Important Books of Canadian Military History Canadian Military History Volume 18 Issue 4 Article 6 2009 The Top 10 Most Important Books of Canadian Military History Tim Cook Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.wlu.ca/cmh Part of the Military History Commons Recommended Citation Tim Cook "The Top 10 Most Important Books of Canadian Military History." Canadian Military History 18, 4 (2009) This Feature is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars Commons @ Laurier. It has been accepted for inclusion in Canadian Military History by an authorized editor of Scholars Commons @ Laurier. For more information, please contact [email protected]. : The Top 10 Most Important Books of Canadian Military History The Top 10 Most Important Books of Canadian Military History Tim Cook istorians love books. We are and that the book has enduring value. Charles Perry Stacey’s Arms, Htrained to read them critically, to Scope of vision, deep and varied Men and Governments fell into a look for their flaws, and to mine them use of archival sources, or quality of gray area, and there was a lively for our own better understanding writing were other possible criteria debate over whether it should of the past, but I’ve never met an for consideration. The criteria were be included. Since Stacey wrote historian who did not love books. I’ve there for the historians to mull over, Arms, Men and Governments in a never met an historian who did not but ultimately the selection was up to civilian capacity (as a professor get excited about ducking into a used each of them. This list is about their at the University of Toronto) and book store to search for a rare copy to most “important” 10 books, but each was not supported by the team fill that list of “must haves” that are historian has offered some thoughts of narrators like previous official carried in one’s head, or jotted down to preface their decisions. histories, I decided that it should on a tattered list in one’s wallet. There were some restrictions be included, even though, as one Historians also have their placed on the historians. historian rightly argued, he had favourite books. We talk easily of the access to closed records that other historiography, but there are those • Our historians were reminded to historians of the time could not books that affected us, profoundly define military history broadly, see for security reasons. shaped our knowledge, and gave from firing line to the home front, • Historians were instructed to us a foundation upon which to from the constructed memory of keep their book selection to push off in new directions. But how the war to gender studies, and the field of Canadian military does one measure a favourite book, everything in between and on history. While there have been and then rank it against other key the fringes. some very important works monographs? It is no easy task, and • Official histories were out of of military history written by all of the ten military historians contention. They have an unfair Canadian historians, these are who agreed to be a part of this advantage in that they are written lists of Canadian history works. exercise admitted to the difficulty by teams, are constructed upon Authors like Tim Travers, Holger in compiling their lists of the most access to records that other Herwig, or Dominick Graham important books within the field of historians usually do not have, have necessarily been excluded. Canadian military history. and, almost by definition, are • Finally, historians were asked The ten historians were given key foundational works on not to include their own books little guidance on how to define a particular subject. Such is on their Top 10 list. “important,” other than a few brief certainly the case with the air suggestions that the books should force, navy, and army histories Qualifiers aside, I’m intrigued have laid the foundation or framework of the two world wars, many of by the idea of how important books of study for a field or subject matter; which would be on these lists. change over time for an historian. that the book added significant However, while these works are When I began my graduate studies knowledge to our understanding of excluded, other works by official that focused on Canada in the Great the past; that the book was innovative historians writing in an academic War, Desmond Morton’s When Your in its use of sources or methodology; capacity are not excluded. Number’s Up and Bill Rawling’s Published© Canadian by Scholars Military Commons History @, Laurier,Volume 2009 18, Number 4, Autumn 2009, pp.65-74. 65 1 Cook - Top 10 books.indd 65 1/26/2010 10:28:01 AM Canadian Military History, Vol. 18 [2009], Iss. 4, Art. 6 Surviving Trench Warfare were the my mind, surpassed it? Would I send your list to: <[email protected]>. most important books on my desk, include the foundational book or All Top 10 lists will be posted constantly read and reread, the new authoritative one? The on the Laurier Centre’s website: o p e n i n g essential memoirs of combatants <www.canadianmilitaryhistory.com.> u p n e w offer unparallel understanding At one point, I thought I would a ve n u e s o f into war, battle, peace, and try to compile a Top 10 list from the thought and the social environment of ten separate lists (through some sort c h a l l e n g i n g service personnel. How of ranking and scoring system), but p r e v i o u s would I weigh them against I dropped that idea after all of the a s s u m p t i o n . a history of the same time historians remarked that their lists Over time, new period? More recent works are intensely personal and consist i n t e r e s t s a n d like Jonathan Vance’s of the books that mattered to them. new questions Death So Noble, Terry The focus of the exercise arose from wider Copp’s Fields of Fire, changed, but reading, and while and Jeff Keshen’s a t i t s m o s t these two books Saints, Sinners, b a s i c l e v e l , would still likely be and Soldiers are these lists are on my Top 10 list, I groundbreaking an indication have recently been s t u d i e s , c a r v i n g o f t h e r i c h re-reading important out new fields, and each historiography works on the Second World War, likely to spawn dozens c r e a t e d b y and am amazed by J.L. Granatstein’s of graduate theses over p a r t i c i p a n t s Canada’s War: The Politics of the the coming years. How and historians of Mackenzie King Government, 1939- would I measure them Canadian military 1945, which for over thirty years has against some of the history. These Top remained unsurpassed. What about groundbreaking studies 10 lists could serve the long histories of J.L. Granatstein of old, like Richard as the foundational and Marc Milner in their accounts of Preston’s Canada and reading list for MA or the Canadian Army and the Royal “Imperial Defence,” George Ph.D. students about Canadian Navy? Stanley’s Canada’s Soldiers, t o e n g a g e in the broad field of B o t h h a v e Charles Stacey’s Canada and the Canadian military history. The lists relied heavily British Army, Stephen Harris’s are also a stark reminder that just o n p r e v i o u s Canadian Brass, Carman because your local bookstore has only scholarship, but Miller’s Painting the Map the latest published books, that often the skill required Red, or Desmond Morton’s the classics of the field repay with to pull together the Ministers and Generals, each rereading. Desmond Morton multiple strands most of which have not subtitled his list, “Ten books that of the army or navy been surpassed, only made a military over a century of augmented by later historian”; conflict, to weave in studies. Luckily, as t h e s e a r e battle, tactics, senior the editor of this indeed the command, fighting p i e c e , I n e e d books that a n d p e a c e t i m e only pose the allow us all to e x p e r i e n c e s , a r e questions and be historians marks of a brilliant not compile my own list. or historically- study. Would I have s e l e c t e d That hand-wringing task minded, and Charles Stacey’s history on the falls to our ten historians. I would argue 1759 siege and battle of Quebec or W h a t w o u l d y o u that these books the recent book by Peter Macleod, choose as your Top 10 have laid the Northern Armageddon, which owes most “important” books? foundation for much to Stacey’s groundbreaking If you would like to share understanding work, but has built on it and, to this with other readers, our collective past. https://scholars.wlu.ca/cmh/vol18/iss4/666 2 Cook - Top 10 books.indd 66 1/26/2010 10:28:02 AM : The Top 10 Most Important Books of Canadian Military History Douglas Delaney 1.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Officer Professional Education in the Canadian Forces and the Rowley Report, 1969
    Officer Professional Education in the Canadian Forces and the Rowley Report, 1969 Colonel (retired) Randall Wakelam In the late 1960s the Canadian Military was experiencing a peacetime upheaval. The three previously independent Services were being amalgamated – unified – by political direction. This meant that previously independent processes, including professional education, had to be rethought and reorganized to fit the new single-force philosophy. Under the leadership of a battlefield commander, Major-General Roger Rowley, a small team set out to devise a radical concept for academic and professional education that would provide officers with a coherent suite of learning programs spanning their careers, all provided for by an integrated single military-civilian teaching engine. The plan immediately met resistance from pre-existing organizations and, harried by organizational reductions, faded from the scene, even as the value of enhanced education was receiving general support. In 2002, with a renewed focus on intellectual agility, the concept was resurrected with the establishment of the Canadian Defence Academy. À la fin des années 1960, en pleine période de paix, les militaires canadiens vécurent un remaniement. Les trois branches des forces armées, précédemment indépendantes, furent intégrées, réunifiées, par les autorités politiques. Cela signifiait que des secteurs d’activités autrefois séparés, dont la formation professionnelle, devaient être repensés et réorganisés dans l’optique d’une force armée unifiée. Sous la gouverne d’un commandant de l’armée de terre, le Major général Roger Rowley, une petite équipe chercha à mettre au point un tout nouveau concept d’éducation académique et professionnelle qui fournirait aux officiers un ensemble logique de programmes d’apprentissages durant leur carrière, tous ces programmes étant fournis par un appareil éducatif militaro-civil unique intégré.
    [Show full text]
  • 1979 Year Book
    AMERICAN ACADEMY Of ACTUARIES 1979 Year Book PG^,qEMY ti CO 1965 FEBRUARY 1, 1979 When we build, let it be such work as our descen- dants willthank usfor: and let us think, as we lay stone on stone, that the time will come when men will say as they look upon the labor and the substance, "See! this ourfathers didfor us." JOHN RUSKIN AMERICAN ACADEMY Of ACTUARIES 1979 Year Book PUBLISHED BY THE ACADEMY Executive Office Administrative Office 1835 K Street, N.W. 208 South LaSaile Street Washington, D.C. 20006 Chicago, Illinois 60604 FEBRUARY 1, 1979 MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TABLE OF CONTENTS HISTORY . BOARD OF DIRECTORS . ACADEMY HEADQUARTERS AND STAFF . STANDING COMMITTEES . SPECIAL COMMIT'TEES . 16 JOINT COMMITTEES . 18 PAST OFFICERS . 20 FUTURE ANNUAL MEETINGS . 22 MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS . 23 IVjEMBERSHIP, FEBRUARY 1, 1979. 25 B3tLAws . 2 67 PRESCRIBED EXAMINATIONS . 277 GUIDES TO PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT . 278 OPINIONS ASTO PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. 282 FINANCIAL REPORTING RECOMMENDATIONS AND INTERPRETA'IKONS 300 PENSION PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS . 350 APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION . 380 DUES . 381 O'I'HER ACTUARIAL ORGANIZATIONS . 382 ACTUARIAL CLUBS . 385 1 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACTUARIES It was on October 25, 1965 that the American Academy of Actuaries was organized as an unincorporated association to serve the actuarial profession in the United States. The corresponding national body in Canada, the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, had been incorporated earlier in the same year. For many years the profession in North America had consisted of four bodies: the Casualty Actuarial Society, the Conference of Actuaries in Public Practice, the Fraternal Actuarial Association, and the Society of Actuaries.
    [Show full text]
  • Canadian Expeditionary Force
    2 f , I (ISSUED WITH MILITIA ORDERS, 1916.) Ì Canadian Expeditionary Force - 3rd DIVISIONAL AMMUNITION COLUMN lb Nominal Roll of Officers, Non -Commissioned Officers and Men. EMBARKATION Port: St. John, N.B. lOm-8-16. Ship: S.S. "Metagama." 593 -2 -29. Date: March 11th, 1916. 3rd DIVISIONAL AMMUNITION COLUMN iä TAKEN ON STRENGTH. 8zNo. Rank. Name. Former Corps. Name of Next of Kin. Address of Next of Kin. Country of Birth. Place. Date. 3Regimental I I¡ Lieut.-Colonel..... Hurdman, William George S.A Hurdman, Mrs. Lilian May 138 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ont Canada Ottawa Feb. 29, 1916. Lieut.-Colonel..... Whitton, David Alexander S.A Whitton, Mrs. Martha ....... 750 Somerset St., Ottawa, Ont Canada Ottawa Mar. 3, 1916. Captain ... Kruger, William August S.A Kruger, Mrs. Margaret Sands 118 Bayswater Ave., Ottawa, Ont Canada Winnipeg Feb. 18, 1916. Captain Mills, Geoffrey Gordon C.F.A Mills, Mrs. Carrie Kent 204 King St., Kingston, Ont Canada Kingston Dec. 22, 1915. Captain Roche, Harold S.A Roche, Dr Hembury Fort Cross, Honiton, Devon, Eng England Toronto Sept. 15, 1915. Captain (_Adjt.)... Stothers, John Harold C.F.A Stothers, Mrs. Florence Marion. 63 McLaren St., Ottawa, Ont Canada Ottawa Feb. 29, 1916. Captain Vickers, Reginald Henry Nil Vickers, Mrs. Jane 420 Gilmour St., Ottawa, Ont Canada Ottawa Feb. 29, 1916. Lieutenant Chrysler, Philip Henry C.F.A Chrysler, Francis Henry 87 Catherine St., Ottawa, Ont Canada Kingston Dec. 22, 1915. Lieutenant ... Edgecombe, George Harold C.F Edgecombe, Mrs. Helen G 194 Princess St., St. John, N.B Canada Winnipeg Feb. 19, 1916. Lieutenant Haycock, Ormonde Butler C.F k Haycock, Richard Henry 58 Russell Ave., Ottawa, Ont Canada Kingston Feb.
    [Show full text]
  • Mber - Order of the British Empire (Mbe)
    MEMBER - ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MBE) MBE 2021 UPDATED: 26 June 2021 To CG: 26 June 2021 PAGES: 99 ========================================================================= Prepared by: Surgeon Captain John Blatherwick, CM, CStJ, OBC, CD, MD, FRCP(C), LLD(Hon) Governor General’s Foot Guards Royal Canadian Air Force / 107 University Squadron / 418 Squadron Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps HMCS Discovery / HMCS York / HMCS Protecteur 12 (Vancouver) Field Ambulance 1 MBE (military) awarded to CANADIAN ARMY WW1 (MBE) CG DATE NAME RANK UNIT DECORATIONS / 09/02/18 AUGER, Albert Raymond Captain Cdn Forestry Corps MBE 12/07/19 BAGOT, Christopher S. Major Cdn Forestry Corps (OBE) MBE 09/02/18 BENTLEY, William Joseph LCol Asst Director Dental Svc MBE 20/07/18 BLACK, Gordon Boyes Major Cdn Forestry Corps MBE 20/07/18 BROWN, George Thomas Lieutenant Cdn Army Medical Corps MBE 12/07/19 CAINE, Martin Surney Lieutenant Alberta Regiment MBE 20/07/18 CALDWELL, Bruce McGregor Major OIC Cdn Postal Corps MBE 09/02/18 CAMPBELL, David Bishop LCol Cdn Forestry Corps MBE 05/07/19 CARLESS, William Edward Lieutenant Canadian Engineers MBE 05/07/19 CASSELS, Hamilton A/Captain Attached RAF MBE 12/07/19 CASTLE, Ivor Captain General List MBE 09/02/18 CHARLTON, Charles Joseph Captain Staff Captain Cdn HQ MBE 12/07/19 CLARKE, Thomas Walter A/Captain Cdn Railway Troops MBE 05/07/19 COLES, Harry Victor Lieutenant Cdn Machine Gun Corps MBE 20/07/18 COLLEY, Thomas Bellasyse Captain Phys & Bayonet Training MBE 09/02/18 COOPER, Herbert Millburn Lieutenant Asst Inspect Munitions MBE 12/07/19 COX, Alexander Lieutenant Saskatchewan Reg MBE 05/07/19 CRAIG, Alexander Meldrum S/Sgt Maj Cdn Army Service Corps MBE 14/12/18 CRAFT, Samuel Louis Captain Quebec Regiment MBE 10/05/19 CRIPPS, George Wilfitt Lieutenant 13 Bn Cdn Railway Troop MBE 12/07/19 CURRIE, Thomas Dickson A/Captain Cdn Railway Troops MBE 12/09/19 CURRY, Charles Townley Hon Lt General List MBE 05/07/19 DEAN, George Edward Lieutenant CFA attched RAF MBE 05/07/19 DRIVER, George Osborne H.
    [Show full text]
  • A Rejection of the Need for Warrior Scholars?
    ViEwS and opiNions a rEjECTiON OF ThE NEED FOr WARRIOr SChOLARS? by Bernd horn DND photo IS2010-3031-25 by Corporal Shilo Adamson. ntuitively, virtually no one would argue that more edu- and conventional forces employed asymmetrically, all operat- cation is a bad thing. In fact, most would agree that, as ing within populated centres in a variety of culturally diverse a philosophical concept, the more education one has, environments, are just some of the challenges that have added the richer one is as a person.1 However, the moment complexity to conflict. In order to be effective in this environ- resources or cost enter the equation, the value of edu- ment, military professionals must be adaptive and agile in Ication to individuals often changes. Nowhere is this more both thought and action, as well as adept at critical thinking evident than in the military, where fiscal pressures inevitably and sound reasoning - all benefits of education. In short, mili- prompt ‘innovative ideas’ that often revolve around cutting taries require warrior scholars who are capable of operating in professional development, specifically, education. Moreover, the complex battlespace of today and tomorrow. these same pressures consistently elicit queries with regard to the value of education, specifically undergraduate and gradu- Warrior Scholar ate degrees, to the military. Questions such as, “Do all officers need degrees?” and “What is the military requirement for number of challenges generated in the 1990s forced the graduate degrees?” are frequently ‘floated’ as a precursor to A CF to examine its anti-intellectual culture and make nec- potential program cuts.
    [Show full text]
  • Marriage Certificates
    GROOM LAST NAME GROOM FIRST NAME BRIDE LAST NAME BRIDE FIRST NAME DATE PLACE Abbott Calvin Smerdon Dalkey Irene Mae Davies 8/22/1926 Batavia Abbott George William Winslow Genevieve M. 4/6/1920Alabama Abbotte Consalato Debale Angeline 10/01/192 Batavia Abell John P. Gilfillaus(?) Eleanor Rose 6/4/1928South Byron Abrahamson Henry Paul Fullerton Juanita Blanche 10/1/1931 Batavia Abrams Albert Skye Berusha 4/17/1916Akron, Erie Co. Acheson Harry Queal Margaret Laura 7/21/1933Batavia Acheson Herbert Robert Mcarthy Lydia Elizabeth 8/22/1934 Batavia Acker Clarence Merton Lathrop Fannie Irene 3/23/1929East Bethany Acker George Joseph Fulbrook Dorothy Elizabeth 5/4/1935 Batavia Ackerman Charles Marshall Brumsted Isabel Sara 9/7/1917 Batavia Ackerson Elmer Schwartz Elizabeth M. 2/26/1908Le Roy Ackerson Glen D. Mills Marjorie E. 02/06/1913 Oakfield Ackerson Raymond George Sherman Eleanora E. Amelia 10/25/1927 Batavia Ackert Daniel H. Fisher Catherine M. 08/08/1916 Oakfield Ackley Irving Amos Reid Elizabeth Helen 03/17/1926 Le Roy Acquisto Paul V. Happ Elsie L. 8/27/1925Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. Acton Robert Edward Derr Faith Emma 6/14/1913Brockport, Monroe Co. Adamowicz Ian Kizewicz Joseta 5/14/1917Batavia Adams Charles F. Morton Blanche C. 4/30/1908Le Roy Adams Edward Vice Jane 4/20/1908Batavia Adams Edward Albert Considine Mary 4/6/1920Batavia Adams Elmer Burrows Elsie M. 6/6/1911East Pembroke Adams Frank Leslie Miller Myrtle M. 02/22/1922 Brockport, Monroe Co. Adams George Lester Rebman Florence Evelyn 10/21/1926 Corfu Adams John Benjamin Ford Ada Edith 5/19/1920Batavia Adams Joseph Lawrence Fulton Mary Isabel 5/21/1927Batavia Adams Lawrence Leonard Boyd Amy Lillian 03/02/1918 Le Roy Adams Newton B.
    [Show full text]
  • Glenbow Archives (M-742-7) Harold Mcgill's First World War Letters, January 8-December 6, 1917
    Glenbow Archives (M-742-7) Harold McGill's First World War letters, January 8-December 6, 1917 France, Jan 8, 1917. Dear Miss Griffis;- A few minutes ago I was standing in my dugout with my back to the fire thinking very hard things of you, I really was. I was just about to sit down and send you a red hot letter in spite of the chilly atmosphere of the dugout, for it must be nearly a month since you wrote to me previous to your letter just received. As I remarked I was just making your ears burn when an orderly came in with your very nice and flattering letter. Of course we all like a little flattery and yours was so nicely given that I could not feel otherwise that pleased. Many thanks for your congratulations. I am afraid the people at home attach too much importance to these decorations. Sometimes they are awarded to the deserving ones and sometimes ------ . Gen. Byng our corps commander held a battalion inspection the day after Christmas and presented the ribbons to those awarded decorations. Just at present we are in support trenches but it will soon come our turn for the front line again. The weather is atrocious, cold with high wind and rain nearly every day. We had a much better Christmas this season than last. Fortunately we were out of the trenches in reserve and billeted in huts. The weather was fairly well behaved although we had some rain. All the men had a good Christmas dinner including turkey, plum pudding, beer, nuts, candy, etc.
    [Show full text]
  • The Canadian Forces' Decorations
    The Canadian Forces’ Decoration Christopher McCreery Foreword by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh CONTACT US To obtain more information contact the: Directorate of Honours and Recognition National Defence Headquarters 101 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0K2 http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/ 1-877-741-8332 DGM-10-04-00007 The Canadian Forces’ Decoration Christopher McCreery Foreword by His Royal Highness The DukeThe Canadian of Edinburgh Forces’ Decoration | i Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wearing her uniform as Colonel- in-Chief of the Scots Guards during a ceremony of Trooping the Colour in London, United Kingdom. The Canadian Forces’ Decoration she received as a Princess in 1951 can be seen at the end of her group of medals The Canadian Forces’ Decoration Dedication ...............................................................................................iv Frontispiece ................................................................................................v Foreword H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, PC, OM, GBE, AC, QSO, GCL, CD, ADC ..............................vii Preface General Walter Natynczyk, CMM, MSC, CD .........................ix Author’s Note ................................................................................................x Acknowledgements ...............................................................................................xi Introduction .............................................................................................xiii Chapter One Early Long Service
    [Show full text]
  • May 80, 18R6 36 93
    MAY 80, 18R6 3693 CIVId, Jh:RVLCR OF CANAD A Alwyn Rrough Rogers, O,A.B., Gananoque, Ont. Tllli Civil Srrvirc Commission announces William R. Y. MeLeod, O,Ab tnhlishment the a• ., St. John, N .D. of the following eligible liats ;- Kenneth John Austen, O,A,B., N. E. Margarita, :'ork N.H. .-9'ho lot loin O .A.S. indicate eligibility fo r the prefrrenrn aurordrd to ox-sorvioe mea . William If . Christie, O .A.S., Victoria, B.C, Charles );tlwanl Potter ( At+ietnnt Forrnt Ranger (8easonnl), Re. Jr,), Toronto, out, Snndilnnds Leighton A . VnnBkiver, Pirton, t)nt serve, 1Voodridgo, Man ., Department . of the Itnerior. Alan Collard 11 . Field . Toronto, Oat . Alfmd Ootdet, O .A .S., Winnipeg, Man . John Alfred MoDonnld, Hermanville, P .F. .I. William MeCarthy, O .A .S., Sprague, Man. Wallace J Antoine Ciuilhnult, Woodridgo, Mail . Johnston(,, Mocao Jaw, Sask . Joseph Tugene DcPnt.riek, .Q. George Henry Content Sprague, Men, Montrosl, P Cardon Thomas Henney, Ot .tawa, Ont, Bridgrkerper, Trent Canal, Petorboro, Ont,, N. Norman Wellington McLellnn, Outromont, Quo. parttnent of Rnilwoye and Canals . Field DrnflMmnn (Srnsonal), Geodotic Survey, De- George Gordon Eason, O.A.S., Crawfonl's Grove, partmont of the Interior Ont , , Ernest R . Reekwith, O.A.S William Gorrnlt, O .A .S., Peterboro, out ., Ottawa, Ont, . William Oxhorough, O .A .S., Annff, Alta. Jtturrr lsdwwd 1Veese, O.A .S., )'eterboro, Ont . Krnnrth John Austen, O.A.S., N. E. Msrgaroe, Cnrvankrr, (]rude 2, Toronto, Out., Department of NB. National ))efrnce , William R. Y. MrtLeod, O .A.B., 6t. John, N.B. David Joseph 1Villi3m Henry O'Brien, O.A .S., Toronto, Ont .
    [Show full text]
  • Native Soldiers – Foreign Battlefields
    Remembrance Series Native Soldiers – Foreign Battlefields Cover photo: Recruits from Saskatchewan’s File Hills community pose with elders, family members and a representative from the Department of Indian Affairs before departing for Great Britain during the First World War. (National Archives of Canada (NAC) / PA-66815) Written by Janice Summerby © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Veterans Affairs, 2005. Cat. No. V32-56/2005 ISBN 0-662-68750-7 Printed in Canada Native Soldiers – Foreign Battlefields Generations of Canadians have served our country and the world during times of war, military conflict and peace. Through their courage and sacrifice, these men and women have helped to ensure that we live in freedom and peace, while also fostering freedom and peace around the world. The Canada Remembers Program promotes a greater understanding of these Canadians’ efforts and honours the sacrifices and achievements of those who have served and those who supported our country on the home front. The program engages Canadians through the following elements: national and international ceremonies and events including Veterans’ Week activities, youth learning opportunities, educational and public information materials (including online learning), the maintenance of international and national Government of Canada memorials and cemeteries (including 13 First World War battlefield memorials in France and Belgium), and the provision of funeral and burial services. Canada’s involvement in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, and Canada’s efforts during military operations and peace efforts has always been fuelled by a commitment to protect the rights of others and to foster peace and freedom.
    [Show full text]
  • Canadian Army Tactical Nuclear Warfare Doctrine in the 1950S: Force Development in the Pre-Professional Era
    DND 536-IMG005 An Honest John nuclear artillery round mounted on its mobile transporter/launcher. CaNadiaN arMy TacticaL Nuclear WarfarE Doctrine in ThE 1950s: Force Development in ThE PrE-PrOfessionaL Era by Peter Kasurak Introduction combat. The advent of nuclear weapons and their adoption by the Soviet Union, however, posed just such a challenge. he development of combat doctrine represents the highest level of corporate intellectual skills While sometimes regarded as the golden age of Canadian needed to manage an armed service. It requires military professionalism,1 the 1950s are more accurately seen the assessment of national goals and the deriva- as the beginning of a lengthy developmental phase for the tion of required military capability. That capabil- army. A colonial fragment, the army struggled to stand on its Tity must be shaped by intelligence of enemy means and inten- own two feet. Not only was it incomplete, but it had inherited tions, knowledge of present and future technology and an the culture of the British Army, whose concepts of leadership, appreciation of national priorities and resources to fund the staff doctrine, and organization were to contribute to its diffi- force. A force must then be designed and trained to implement the doctrinal choices made by the high command. The Canadian Army that emerged from the Second World War had Peter Kasurak received his PhD in diplomatic and military history from been reduced from 478,090 men and women to only 15,852 Duke University in 1976. The last two decades of a subsequent career in personnel. It had existed up to that point as a sort of branch the Canadian Public Service were spent at the Office of the Auditor operation of the British Army, dependent upon the head office General, where he headed groups responsible for National Defence and at Horse Guards for intelligence and doctrine.
    [Show full text]
  • A Case Study on Narrative Form and Aboriginal-Government Relations During the Second World War P
    Document generated on 09/26/2021 12:20 a.m. Journal of the Canadian Historical Association Revue de la Société historique du Canada The Irony and the Tragedy of Negotiated Space: A Case Study on Narrative Form and Aboriginal-Government Relations during the Second World War P. Whitney Lackenbauer Volume 15, Number 1, 2004 URI: https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/012073ar DOI: https://doi.org/10.7202/012073ar See table of contents Publisher(s) The Canadian Historical Association/La Société historique du Canada ISSN 0847-4478 (print) 1712-6274 (digital) Explore this journal Cite this article Lackenbauer, P. W. (2004). The Irony and the Tragedy of Negotiated Space: A Case Study on Narrative Form and Aboriginal-Government Relations during the Second World War. Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada, 15(1), 177–206. https://doi.org/10.7202/012073ar Tous droits réservés © The Canadian Historical Association/La Société This document is protected by copyright law. Use of the services of Érudit historique du Canada, 2004 (including reproduction) is subject to its terms and conditions, which can be viewed online. https://apropos.erudit.org/en/users/policy-on-use/ This article is disseminated and preserved by Érudit. Érudit is a non-profit inter-university consortium of the Université de Montréal, Université Laval, and the Université du Québec à Montréal. Its mission is to promote and disseminate research. https://www.erudit.org/en/ chajournal2004.qxd 12/01/06 14:12 Page 177 The Irony and the Tragedy of Negotiated Space: A Case Study on Narrative Form and Aboriginal- Government Relations during the Second World War P.
    [Show full text]