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Punching above our weight : the Canadian military at war since 1867 / David A. Borys.
This photograph-rich history of 150 years of the Canadian military traces the evolution of the country's armed forces from a small, underfunded, poorly trained militia to the modern, effective military it is today. From the Red River Resistance and the Boer War to modern peacekeeping and the long war in Afghanistan, David A. Borys details the conflicts and operations that Canadian soldiers have served in. He highlights the key battles, decisive moments, and significant people that came to define Canada's participation and helped cement its global reputation.
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- ISBN: 9781459754126 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 392 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Dundurn Press, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Canada. Canadian Armed Forces > History. Canada. Canadian Army > History. Canada > History, Military. |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 355.00971 Bor | 31681010391076 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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Punching Above Our Weight takes readers on a riveting exploration spanning one hundred and fifty years of Canadian forces.
This photograph-rich history of 150 years of the Canadian military traces the evolution of the countryâs armed forces from a small, underfunded, poorly trained militia to the modern, effective military it is today. From the Red River Resistance and the Boer War through the world wars to modern peacekeeping and the long war in Afghanistan, David A. Borys details the conflicts and operations that Canadian soldiers have served in. He highlights the key battles, among them Amiens, the Scheldt Estuary, and Operation Medusa; the significant people, including Louis Riel, Arthur Currie, and Guy Simonds; and the decisive moments, such as the passing of conscription in August 1917, Canadaâs declaration of war in 1939, and the peacekeeping crises of the 1990s, that came to define the scope of Canadaâs participation in international conflicts and cement its global reputation.
Borys also explores the challenges that the Canadian nation and its military have faced over those years, including major cultural and demographic shifts, a continual struggle for resources from generally disinterested governments, battlefield failures, and notorious and shocking scandals, along with ever-changing global threats. Punching Above Our Weight brings to light a new perspective on the Canadian military and its place in the world.
