A National Force: The Evolution of Canada’s Army, 1950-2000 (Studies in Canadian Military History) - Hardcover

Kasurak, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0774826398 ISBN 13: 9780774826396

Publisher: UBC 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.

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Review:

This book is probably the most exhaustive study of Canadian Army doctrine and development in print. Readers should understand that Kasurak set out to produce a history of the doctrine of the Canadian Army and the development of the force as an institution representative of the nation that it serves. Anyone looking to understand the Canadian Army, its history, institutional culture, and relationship to the Canadian nation will not be disappointed in this book. Author: Blake Whitaker Source: Army History

From the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0774826398
• ISBN 13: 9780774826396
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368