Focusing on the Canadian army's leaders during World War II, this collective biography provides a unique insight into their experiences and contributions. Awarded the Dafoe Book Prize for International Relations and the UBC Medal for Canadian Biography, it stands out as the only book of its kind, offering a detailed exploration of military leadership and its impact on Canada's role in the war.
Canada's transformation during World War II is an amazing piece of history, still recounted best by award-winning writer and scholar, J.L. Granatstein. "Canada's War" remains the only account of the domestic and world politics of World War II. At the outset of war, Canada was a nation of 11 million people, trapped in the morass of the Great Depression. Over the next half-dozen years, national income doubled and over a million men and women went into uniform. The war cost Canada $18 billion, yet the country emerged with a stronger economy, not to mention new provisions for unemployment insurance, health care, family allowance, and the Veterans' Charter. Granatstein describes the politics at home that enabled Canadian men and women to prevail abroad. Key topics include the conferences at Ogdensburg and Hyde Park, the billion-dollar gift to Britain, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, and conscription. Granatstein also provides fascinating insight into the personalities that steered Canada through this nation-forging period, particularly Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. This Rock's Mills Press edition contains an entirely new introduction by the author, an updated reading list, contemporary portraits of key figures, as well as other archival photographs.
This revised and updated third edition offers a comprehensive examination of Canadian military history, tracing its evolution from early conflicts to contemporary issues. Authored by a prominent historian, the book provides insightful analysis and details on key events, figures, and themes that have shaped Canada's military landscape. It serves as an essential resource for understanding the complexities and significance of Canada's role in global military affairs.
This essay collection traces the sustained work over the past fifty years of the foremost historian of Canadian politics in the era of the two world wars.