Canada and the Second World War: Essays in Honor of Terry Copp - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1554586291 ISBN 13 : 9781554586295

Editeur : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Terry Copp's tireless teaching, research, and writing has challenged generations of Canadian veterans, teachers, and students to discover an informed memory of their country's role in the Second World War. This collection, drawn from the work of Terry's colleagues and former students, considers Canada and the Second World War from a wealth of perspectives. Social, cultural, and military historians address topics under five headings: The Home Front, The War of the Scientists, The Mediterranean Theatre, Normandy/Northwest Europe, and The Aftermath. The questions considered are varied and provocative: How did Canadian youth and First Nations peoples understand their wartime role? What position did a Canadian scientist play in the Allied victory and in the peace? Were veterans of the Mediterranean justified in thinking theirs was the neglected theatre? How did the Canadians in Normandy overcome their opponents but not their historians? Why was a Cambridge scholar attached to First Canadian Army to protect monuments? And why did Canadians come to commemorate the Second World War in much the same way they commemorated the First? The study of Canada in the Second World War continues to challenge, confound, and surprise. In the questions it poses, the evidence it considers, and the conclusions it draws, this important collection says much about the lasting influence of the work of Terry Copp.

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À propos de l?auteur

Geoffrey Hayes is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Waterloo and is the associate director of the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. His research focuses on the First and Second World Wars and Canada's role in current international conflicts. Mike Bechthold is the managing editor of Canadian Military History and the communications director of the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies. He teaches military history at Wilfrid Laurier University and has published numerous articles on Canada and the Second World War. Matt Symes is a PhD Student at Wilfrid Laurier University where he is studying sport and leisure in the Second World War.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1554586291
• ISBN 13: 9781554586295
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 500
• Éditeur: Hayes Geoffrey, Bechthold Mike, Symes PhD Matt
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible