A National Force : The Evolution of Canada's Army, 1950-2000.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (366 pages)
- Studies in Canadian Military History Series .
- Studies in Canadian Military History Series .
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The 1950s: A Professional Army? -- 2 Soldiers, Civilians, and Nuclear Warfare in the 1960s -- 3 The Army and the Unified Force, 1963-67 -- 4 Trudeau and the Crisis in Civil-Military Relations -- 5 Reform, Regimentalism, and Reaction -- 6 The Plan for a "Big Army" -- 7 The Unified Staff and Operational Difficulties -- 8 Reform and Constabulary Realism -- Conclusion -- Notes on Sources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
A groundbreaking reassessment of when, and why, Canada's army broke away from its British imperial roots to become a truly national force.
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