Delaney (history, chair of war studies, Royal Military College of Canada) profiles five British and Canadian generals who served as corps commanders during World War II. In addition to profiling these
"This is a must-have book in Canadian military and social history, representing both fields at their very best. Wood sets the record straight on one of the most discussed but nonetheless little-known
The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union duringthe Cold War is arguably the most famous international rivalry inmodern history. Few, however, are aware that Canada was also an ear
The historian for the post-1945 period at the Canadian War Museum, Burtch describes the program to protect Canadian civilians against nuclear attack during the 1950s, and the overwhelming rejection of
During the Second World War, the Congress of IndustrialOrganizations in Canada grew from a handful of members to more than aquarter-million and from political insignificance to a position ofinfluence
The Cold War space race between the United States and the Soviet Union is well documented, but few are aware of Canada's early activities in this important arena of global power. Defence and Discovery
"This is the first attempt to tell the full story of Canada's policy regarding ballistic missile defence. Fergusson lives and breathes this topic and, in this book, he demonstrates unsurpassed persona
Before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863,he made a last-minute change -- a paragraph authorizing the army torecruit black soldiers. Over the next two years, approximately 18
Soldiers found guilty of desertion or cowardice during the Great Warfaced death by firing squad. In this revealing look at military law inthe Canadian Expeditionary Force, historian Teresa Iacobelli e
Although the Allies claimed victory at the end of the Second WorldWar, the United States' invention of the atomic bomb and itsreplication by the Soviet Union posed new dangers for all nations.In Peace
