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Canadian Military Intelligence

Operations and Evolution from the October Crisis to the War in Afghanistan

By: David A. Charters

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Canadian Military Intelligence

Operations and Evolution from the October Crisis to the War in Afghanistan

By: David A. Charters

Canadian intelligence has moved from the periphery to become increasingly central to the operations of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Drawing upon a range of documents and interviews with participants in specific operations, this book provides an inside perspective on how the Canadian military intelligence enterprise has supported CAF operations.

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Georgetown University Press

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1647122945

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9781647122942

The British Army and Jewish Insurgency in Palestine, 1945-47

By: David A. Charters

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The British Army and Jewish Insurgency in Palestine, 1945-47

By: David A. Charters

The first comprehensive scholarly study of the British Army's campaign against the Jewish insurgency in postwar Palestine, this book shows how outdated doctrine, traditional resistance to change, and postwar turbulence hampered the army's efforts to modify its counter-insurgency tactics. It also shows why the security forces failed to develop intelligence sufficient to defeat the insurgents.

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285

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Springer

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1349199753

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The Chequered Past

Sports Car Racing and Rallying in Canada, 1951-1991

By: David Anderson Charters

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The Chequered Past

Sports Car Racing and Rallying in Canada, 1951-1991

By: David Anderson Charters

In the forty-year period between 1951 and 1991, Canadian sports car competition underwent a massive change, transforming itself from an amateur recreational pastime to a commercialized profession and from an individual sport to a spectacle for mass consumption. The Chequered Past is the story of the struggle over power and purpose within the Canadian auto sport that led to this transformation. The first comprehensive history of sports car racing and rallying in Canada, The Chequered Past traces the efforts of the national governing body - the Canadian Auto Sport Clubs (CASC) - to bring its sports car competition up to a 'world class' level, and to manage the consequences of those efforts in the second half of the twentieth century. David Charters traces the social origins of the sport and the major trends that shaped it: professionalism, technological change, rising costs, and the influence of commercial sponsors. Charters argues that while early enthusiasts set the sport on a course toward professionalism that would eventually produce world-class Canadian events and racers, that course would also ultimately change the purpose of the sport: from personal recreation to mass entertainment. As technological innovations drove up the costs of competing at the top ranks, racers were forced to rely on sponsors, who commercialized and ultimately gained control of the sport. The end result, Charters argues, was the marginalization of the amateur competitor and of the CASC itself. Based on extensive research into the CASC's records and dozens of interviews with former competitors and officials, The Chequered Past opens a window into the rich but virtually unknown history of the auto sport, and claims for it a place in Canadian sports history.

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393

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University of Toronto Press

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0802090931

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9780802090935

Government by the People

National, State and Local

By: Larry Elowitz,J. W. Peltason,Thomas E. Cronin,David B. Magleby

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Government by the People

National, State and Local

By: Larry Elowitz,J. W. Peltason,Thomas E. Cronin,David B. Magleby

Chapter outlines, study notes, a glossary, and practice tests in the Study Guide reinforce information in the text and help students develop a greater understanding of American government and politics.

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Prentice Hall

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013011765X

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9780130117656

Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety

By: Ganapathy Ramachandran,David Charters

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Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety

By: Ganapathy Ramachandran,David Charters

Fire safety regulations in many countries require Fire Risk Assessment to be carried out for buildings such as workplaces and houses in multiple occupation. This duty is imposed on a "Responsible Person" and also on any other persons having control of buildings in compliance with the requirements specified in the regulations. Although regulations only require a qualitative assessment of fire risk, a quantitative assessment is an essential first step for performing cost-benefit analysis of alternative fire strategies to comply with the regulations and selecting the most cost-effective strategy. To facilitate this assessment, various qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantitative techniques of fire risk assessment, already developed, are critically reviewed in this book and some improvements are suggested. This book is intended to be an expanded version of Part 7: Probabilistic risk assessment, 2003, a Published Document (PD) to British Standard BS 7974: 2001 on the Application of Fire Safety Engineering Principles to the Design of Buildings. Ganapathy Ramachandran and David Charters were co-authors of PD 7974 Part 7. Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety is essential reading for consultants, academics, fire safety engineers, fire officers, building control officers and students in fire safety engineering. It also provides useful tools for fire protection economists and risk management professionals, including those involved in fire insurance underwriting.

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Routledge

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1135818398

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9781135818395

Canadian Military Intelligence

Operations and Evolution from the October Crisis to the War in Afghanistan

By: David A. Charters

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Canadian Military Intelligence

Operations and Evolution from the October Crisis to the War in Afghanistan

By: David A. Charters

The most comprehensive history of Canadian military intelligence and its influence on key military operations Canadian intelligence has become increasingly central to the operations of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Canadian Military Intelligence: Operations and Evolution from the October Crisis to the War in Afghanistan is the first comprehensive history that examines the impact of tactical, operational, and strategic intelligence on the Canadian military. Drawing upon a wide range of original documents and interviews with participants in specific operations, author David A. Charters provides an inside perspective on the development of military intelligence since the Second World War. He shows how intelligence influenced key military operations, from domestic internal security to peacekeeping efforts to high-intensity air campaigns—including the October Crisis of 1970, the Oka Crisis, the Gulf War, peacekeeping and enforcement operations in the Balkans, and the war in Afghanistan. He describes how decades of experience, innovation, and increasingly close cooperation with its Five Eyes and NATO allies allowed Canada’s military intelligence to punch above its weight. Its tactical effectiveness and ability to overcome challenges reshaped the outlook of military commanders, and intelligence emerged from the margins to become a central feature of military and defense operations. Canadian Military Intelligence offers lessons from the past and critical implications for future intelligence support with the creation of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command. This book will be essential to both intelligence history and military history readers and collections.

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Georgetown University Press

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1647122953

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Book's by David A. Charters

Canadian Military Intelligence

Canadian Military Intelligence

The British Army and Jewish Insurgency in Palestine, 1945-47

The British Army and Jewish Insurgency in Palestine, 1945-47

The Chequered Past

The Chequered Past

Government by the People

Government by the People

Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety

Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety

Canadian Military Intelligence

Canadian Military Intelligence

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