Canadian Military Heritage
Canadian Military Heritage

Author: René Chartrand

Publisher: National Defence, Directorate of History and Heritage

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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From the North-West Campaign of the late 19th century to the UN missions of the late 20th century, from the heights of glory to the depths of indifference on the part of politicians and the public, through two world wars and unification of the Forces, this third and final volume covers more than a century of armed services history. The author has painstakingly researched documents and personal accounts to trace the evolution of the Canadian Forces to their current highly professional status, and to describe the commitment of the men and women who serve their country around the world - men and women whose sole objective, at the dawn of a new century and millennium, is peace.An original, creative design as well as a large number of color illustrations, photographs taken in the field and reproductions of military uniforms make this volume an artistic treasure as well as a unique history book and valuable reference.

Canadian Military Heritage: 1755-1871
Canadian Military Heritage: 1755-1871

Author: René Chartrand

Publisher: Howell Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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This heavily illustrated, three-volume work covers nine centuries of Canada's rich military history, from Amerindians, Vikings, and Basques to the Siege of Quebec, the American Revolution, and on through the world wars to the U.N. missions of the late 20th century. The books include extensive descriptions of forts and barracks, uniforms, weapons, and architectural remains.

Canadian Military Heritage: 1000-1754
Canadian Military Heritage: 1000-1754

Author: René Chartrand

Publisher: National Defence, Directorate of History and Heritage

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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An epic drama with a host of actors, Amerindians, Vikings, Basques, French, English . Seven centuries of stirring adventure played out both at sea and on a continent whose vastness beggared the imagination of the Europeans who had come here. A common destiny pursued at Versailles, Quebec, Louisburg, Boston and Niagara.The author, who is Chief Curator of Historic Sites with the Canadian Parks Service, drew much of his inspiration from elements of the material culture, forts and barracks, uniforms, weapons and archeological remains to bring military operations in North America to life and foster a better understanding of how they were conducted. He devotes much of his book to the daily routine of soldiers and officers in New France and the often-misunderstood role that they played, not only in developing our society, but also in revolutionizing military tactics. It is a history book, reference work and art book all in one."

Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919
Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919

Author: G.W.L. Nicholson

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2015-11-01

Total Pages: 709

ISBN-13: 0773597905

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Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson's Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 was first published by the Department of National Defence in 1962 as the official history of the Canadian Army’s involvement in the First World War. Immediately after the war ended Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid made a first attempt to write an official history of the war, but the ill-fated project produced only the first of an anticipated eight volumes. Decades later, G.W.L. Nicholson - already the author of an official history of the Second World War - was commissioned to write a new official history of the First. Illustrated with numerous photographs and full-colour maps, Nicholson’s text offers an authoritative account of the war effort, while also discussing politics on the home front, including debates around conscription in 1917. With a new critical introduction by Mark Osborne Humphries that traces the development of Nicholson’s text and analyzes its legacy, Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 is an essential resource for both professional historians and military history enthusiasts.

A Military History of Canada
A Military History of Canada

Author: Desmond Morton

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Published: 2009-02-24

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1551991403

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Updated to 2007, including Canada’s war on terrorism. Is Canada really “a peaceable kingdom” with “an unmilitary people”? Nonsense, says Desmond Morton. This is a country that has been shaped, divided, and transformed by war — there is no greater influence in Canadian history, recent or remote. From the shrewd tactics of Canada’s First Nations to our troubled involvement in Somalia, from the Plains of Abraham to the deserts of Afghanistan, Morton examines our centuries-old relationship to war and its consequences. This updated edition also includes a new chapter on Canada’s place in the war on terrorism. A Military History of Canada is an engaging and informative chronicle of Canada at war, from one of the country’s finest historians.

Canadian Military Heritage
Canadian Military Heritage

Author: Rene Chartrand

Publisher: Spellmount, Limited Publishers

Published: 1996-10-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781862270145

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Details the daily routine of soldiers and officers in New France and the role they played, not only in developing Canadian society, but also in revolutionising military tactics.

For King and Kanata
For King and Kanata

Author: Timothy Charles Winegard

Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0887554180

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"The first comprehensive history of the Aboriginal First World War experience on the battlefield and the home front. When the call to arms was heard at the outbreak of the First World War, Canada's First Nations pledged their men and money to the Crown to honour their long-standing tradition of forming military alliances with Europeans during times of war, and as a means of resisting cultural assimilation and attaining equality through shared service and sacrifice. Initially, the Canadian government rejected these offers based on the belief that status Indians were unsuited to modern, civilized warfare. But in 1915, Britain intervened and demanded Canada actively recruit Indian soldiers to meet the incessant need for manpower. Thus began the complicated relationships between the Imperial Colonial and War Offices, the Department of Indian Affairs, and the Ministry of Militia that would affect every aspect of the war experience for Canada's Aboriginal soldiers. In his groundbreaking new book, For King and Kanata, Timothy C. Winegard reveals how national and international forces directly influenced the more than 4,000 status Indians who voluntarily served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force between 1914 and 1919--a per capita percentage equal to that of Euro-Canadians--and how subsequent administrative policies profoundly affected their experiences at home, on the battlefield, and as returning veterans."--Publisher's website.