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Canada's Army Traces The Full Three-hundred Year History Of The Canadian Military From Its Origins In New France To The Conquest, The Revolutionary War And The War Of 1812; From South Africa And The Two World Wars To The Korean War And Contemporary Peacekeeping Efforts, And The War In Afghanistan. Granatstein Points To The Inevitable Continuation Of Armed Conflict Around The World And Makes A Compelling Case For Canada To Maintain Properly Equipped And Professional Armed Forces.--pub. Desc. 1. The Militia Myth: Canadian Arms To Confederation -- 2. Making An Army: Beginnings -- 3. A Militia Under Arms: Sam Hughes's Army -- 4. Becoming Professional: Arthur Currie's Army -- 5. Losing Professionalism: The Interwar Years -- 6. Mcnaughton's Army: The Long Wait -- 7. Into Battle: Sicily And Italy, July 1943-june 1944 -- 8. Into Battle: Northwest Europe And Italy, June 1944-may 1945 -- 9. The Professional Army, 1945-1968 -- 10. Professionalism Under Siege, 1968-2001 -- 11. Afghanistan And The Re-making Of The Army -- 12. Conclusion: The Army And The Nation J.l. Granatstein. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [531]-540) And Index. \"Canada's Army traces the full three-hundred year history of the Canadian military from its origins in New France to the Conquest, the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812; from South Africa and the two World Wars to the Korean War and contemporary peacekeeping efforts, and the War in Afghanistan. Granatstein points to the inevitable continuation of armed conflict around the world and makes a compelling case for Canada to maintain properly equipped and professional armed forces.\"--Pub. desc Canada's Army offers a rich analysis of the political context for the battles and events that shaped our understanding of the nation's military. Masterfully written and passionately argued, this book has been lauded as 'belong[ing] on all concerned citizens' bookshelves.'