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New Perspectives on Canada in the Second World War

edited by Christine E. Leppard & Abraham M. Roof

Publisher
University of Calgary Press, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies
Initial publish date
Jan 2013
Category
General, Canada
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781552387108
    Publish Date
    Jan 2013
    List Price
    $0.00

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Shipwreck at Cape Flora: The Expeditions of Benjamin Leigh Smith, England's Forgotten Arctic Explorer, offers a first step toward the unification of many disparate threads in Canada's history of the Second World War and new perspectives on Canada's political and operational wars. What emerges is both unsurprising, and surprisingly new. Canada at war was a young nation increasingly, and sometimes cheekily, pursuing its national interests-at the level of policy. Although historians have overlooked Canada's assertive role, through its joint defence measures and alliances Canada largely defined itself as a country, and combined close defence relationships with sovereignty. Operationally, in training, and in civil affairs Canada's inexperience resulted in a steep learning curve. Nonetheless, battlefield experience provided important lessons that, in most key areas, were willingly learned.

About the authors

Christine E. Leppard is a PhD Candidate in history at the University of Calgary with a specialization in 20th-century Canada.

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Abraham M. Roof is a PhD Candidate in history at the University of Calgary with a specialization in military and diplomatic history.

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