A National Force: The Evolution of Canada's Army, 1950-2000 - Couverture rigide

Kasurak, Peter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0774826398 ISBN 13 : 9780774826396

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2013

Synopsis

This landmark book dispels the idea that the period between the Second World War and the unification of the armed services in 1968 constituted the Canadian Army's "golden age." Drawing on recently declassified documents, Peter Kasurak depicts an era clouded by the military leadership's failure to loosen the grasp of British army culture, produce its own doctrine, and advise political leaders effectively. The discrepancy between the army's goals and the Canadian state's aspirations as a peacemaker in the postwar world resulted in a series of civilian-military crises that ended only when the scandal of the Somalia Affair in 1993 forced reform.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter Kasurak retired in 2007 after leading the defence and national security sections of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada. He holds a PhD in military and diplomatic history from Duke University and teaches part-time at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0774826398
• ISBN 13: 9780774826396
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
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• Personne responsable: non disponible