Canada's Army
Waging War and Keeping the Peace, Third Edition
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2021
- Category
- Canada, General, Post-Confederation (1867-), Canadian
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781487509507
- Publish Date
- Aug 2021
- List Price
- $52.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781487509484
- Publish Date
- Sep 2021
- List Price
- $52.00
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781487509477
- Publish Date
- Sep 2021
- List Price
- $126.00
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Description
Written by J.L. Granatstein, one of the country's leading political and military historians, Canada's Army traces the full three-hundred-year history of the Canadian military. This thoroughly revised third edition brings Granatstein’s work up to date with fresh material and new scholarship on the evolving role of the military in Canadian society. It includes new coverage of the War in Afghanistan; NATO deployments to Poland, Latvia, and Iraq; aid to the civil power deployments; and the role of the army reserve. Masterfully written and passionately argued, Canada's Army offers a rich analysis of the political context for the battles and events that shape our understanding of the Canadian military.
About the author
J. L. GRANATSTEIN is the author of over 60 books, including the bestsellersWho Killed The Canadian Military? and Whose War Is It?, along withYankee Go Home?, Victory 1945 and The Generals, which won the J. W. Dafoe Prize and the UBC Medal for Canadian Biography. A distinguished research professor of history emeritus at York University, he was a member of the RMC Board of Governors and is chair of the Advisory Council of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute. He lives in Toronto. Visit Granatstein atwww.whosewar.ca.
Editorial Reviews
"Everyone who cares for and about Canada's army will be pleased with Granatstein’s superb book."
<em>Canadian Military Journal</em>
"[An] immensely readable tour de force through the political and battlefield swamps of army history."
<em>Toronto Star</em>
"Granatstein is, without doubt, one of Canada’s pre-eminent military historians ... [Should any] Canadian wish to become functionally knowledgable about our army, this book is an excellent place to start."
<em>The Globe and Mail</em>