The Generals: The Canadian Army's Senior Commanders in the Second World War
Originally published in 1993, The Generals is a collective biography of the Canadian army's leaders in World War II, and is the winner of the Dafoe Book Prize for International Relations and the UBC Medal for Canadian Biography. The only book of its kind on this subject, The Generals remains an invaluable resource for academics, policy makers, and anyone interested Canada's military history. \ This new edition features an introduction by Dr. David J. Bercuson, Director of the Centre for...
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Granatstein (Canadian Defense and Foreign Affairs Institute) analyzes the leadership of the Canadian Army in the Second World War through short biographies of eight notable senior commanders. Particular attention has been paid to officer selection, education, and training in the years prior to 1939. The final chapter analyzes the reasons for the shortage of Francophone senior officers. This new edition of a volume originally published by Stoddart in 1993 features an introduction by David J. Bercuson (Center for Military and Strategic Studies, U. of Calgary). Distributed in the U.S. by Michigan State U. Press. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Ch. 1Introduction : the old army3Ch. 2The old brigade28Ch. 3McNaughton : the God that failed53Ch. 4Crerar : ambition realized83Ch. 5Tommy Burns : problems of personalty116Ch. 6Simonds : master of the battlefield145Ch. 7Matthews and Hoffmeister : militia successes179Ch. 8Pope and Stuart : soldiers and politicians204Ch. 9The absence of francophone generals237Ch. 10Conclusion258App. AGeneral officers in the Second World War269App. BKey army positions in Canada and overseas272App. CArmy officer ranks274
\ From the Publisher“The Generals is already a classic of Canadian military history and will long occupy shelf and store space as a seminal study of Canadian army leadership in the Second World War.” -- David J. Bercuson\ “This is military history at its best.” -- Globe and Mail\ \ \
