A Thoroughly Canadian General /

A Thoroughly Canadian General / / Paul Dickson.

General H.D.G. 'Harry' Crerar (1888-1965) was involved in or directly responsible for many of the defining moments of Canadian military history in the twentieth century. In the First World War, Crerar was nearly killed at the second battle of Ypres, was a gunner who helped to secure victor...

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Dickson, Paul,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]
©2007
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (528 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Abbreviations
  • Maps
  • Map Credits
  • 1. Hamilton Roots
  • 2. Baptism of Fire
  • 3. The Killing Ground
  • 4. Learning the Game
  • 5. Stagnation
  • 6. The Politics of Preparedness
  • 7. Limited Liability War
  • 8. Chief of the General Staff
  • 9. Hong Kong and the Politics of Army Expansion
  • 10. Father of First Canadian Army
  • 11. Preparing 1st Canadian Corps
  • 12. Dieppe
  • 13. Replacing McNaughton
  • 14. Corps Command in Italy
  • 15. Taking Command of the Army
  • 16. First Canadian Army and Overlord
  • 17. The Normandy Campaign
  • 18. The Learning Curve: Totalize and Tractable
  • 19. Coalition Battles
  • 20. First Canadian Army and the Scheldt
  • 21. The Rhineland Offensive
  • 22. Veritable: Crerar's Battle
  • 23. The Final Campaign
  • 24. Casting the Postwar Army
  • 25. Fading Away
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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