Canada's Army : Waging War and Keeping the Peace

This work traces the full 300-year history of the Canadian army, from its origins in New France, through the Conquest, the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, Confederation, militia reform, the South African War, the two world wars, the Korean War, and postwar peacekeeping and peacemaking.

Covering the major conflicts in depth, and exploring battles, tactics and weapons, J.L.

Granatstein offers an analysis of the political context for the battles and events that shaped our understanding of the nation's army, not least the fluctuations of Canadian defence spending and methods of raising military manpower.

Granatstein pays particular homage to the foot soldier, interweaving personal anecdotes into the history.This text is both a researched history and a passionate argument for military professionalism, beginning with the recognition that the soldier belongs to a self-regulating and exclusive organization quite distinct from civil society but nevertheless responsible to civil authority.