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Canada's Army

Waging War and Keeping the Peace

By: J. L. Granatstein

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Canada's Army

Waging War and Keeping the Peace

By: J. L. Granatstein

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.

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1442611782

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Politics of Survival

The Conservative Party of Canada, 1939-1945

By: J. L. Granatstein

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Politics of Survival

The Conservative Party of Canada, 1939-1945

By: J. L. Granatstein

Professor Granatstrin's book is a fascinating account of the Conservative party's struggle for survival during the Second World War. In some respects a new departure in Canadian history and with some startling parallels to present-day events and personalities in Canadian politics, it is the first full-length look at a major party during a critical period of our history. Lively writing and a wealth of documentation that has only recently become available help to make it one of the most interesting studies to be published in this field.

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1487587023

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The Best Little Army In The World

By: J. L. Granatstein

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The Best Little Army In The World

By: J. L. Granatstein

From esteemed military historian J.L. Granatstein, the story of one of Canada’s finest moments. This is the story of the First Canadian Army, which fought its way from Juno Beach on D-Day in June 1944 through Normandy, liberated the Netherlands and helped finally defeat Germany in 1945. What our army needed was more battle experience, and this it gained in the costly efforts in Normandy to reach the city of Caen and then to close the Falaise Gap. This was followed by hard fighting to take the ports along the Channel coast and terrible combat in dreadful conditions to clear the Scheldt estuary. After a winter of “rest” around Arnhem, the First Canadian Army crossed the Rhine, drove the Germans out of the Reichswald and then participated as the major player in the joyous liberation of the Netherlands. This is also the story of how Canada, which had no army to speak of in 1939, mobilized its men, women and industrial resources to raise a military of 1.1 million from a population of only eleven million and turned it into one of the very best fighting armies in the Second World War. The army trained and learned on the job, and though the losses were high (with many killed and wounded), the Canadians were able to defeat a battle-hardened enemy with skill, courage and persistence over the course of eleven months in 1944 and 1945.

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Harper Perennial

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1443439339

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9781443439336

Friends and Enemies

Essays in Canada’s Foreign Relations

By: J.L. Granatstein

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Friends and Enemies

Essays in Canada’s Foreign Relations

By: J.L. Granatstein

Friends and Enemies presents a collection of essays on Canadian foreign policy written by J.L. Granatstein, one of the leading political and military historians in the country. The essays cover a period primarily from the Second World War through to the early 2000s and examine policy under prime ministers Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent, John Diefenbaker, Lester Pearson, and Pierre Trudeau. Based on interviews and extensive archival research, the essays reveal how Granatstein’s views shifted as he reacted to altered conditions in Canada, Canadian alliances, and the world situation.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487549857

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Politics of Survival

The Conservative Part of Canada, 1939-1945

By: J.L. Granatstein

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The Conservative Part of Canada, 1939-1945

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1487586450

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Canada's Army

Waging War and Keeping the Peace, Third Edition

By: J.L. Granatstein

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Canada's Army

Waging War and Keeping the Peace, Third Edition

By: J.L. Granatstein

Written by J.L. Granatstein, one of the country's leading political and military historians, Canada's Army traces the full three-hundred-year history of the Canadian military. This thoroughly revised third edition brings Granatstein’s work up to date with fresh material and new scholarship on the evolving role of the military in Canadian society. It includes new coverage of the War in Afghanistan; NATO deployments to Poland, Latvia, and Iraq; aid to the civil power deployments; and the role of the army reserve. Masterfully written and passionately argued, Canada's Army offers a rich analysis of the political context for the battles and events that shape our understanding of the Canadian military.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487509502

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The Weight of Command

Voices of Canada’s Second World War Generals and Those Who Knew Them

By: J.L. Granatstein

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The Weight of Command

Voices of Canada’s Second World War Generals and Those Who Knew Them

By: J.L. Granatstein

Three-quarters of a century after the Second World War, almost all the participants are gone. This book contains interviews with and about the Canadian who led the troops during that war. Edited and introduced by one of the foremost military historians of our time, this carefully curated collection brings to life the generals and their wartime experiences. The interviews are based on lengthy conversations that J.L. Granatstein had with the surviving generals, their key staff officers, fighters under their command, and their families. Generals McNaughton, Crerar, Simonds, Foulkes, and Burns are among those discussed. The content is revealing and conversations frank. Peers and subordinates alike scrutinize key commanders of the war, sometimes offering praise but often passing harsh judgment. We learn of their failings and successes – and of the heavy weight of command borne by all.

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UBC Press

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0774833025

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9780774833028

The Generals

The Canadian Army's Senior Commanders in the Second World War

By: J. L. Granatstein

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The Generals

The Canadian Army's Senior Commanders in the Second World War

By: J. L. Granatstein

Originally published in 1993, The Generals is a collective biography of the Canadian armys 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.

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University of Calgary Press

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Canada's Army

Waging War and Keeping the Peace

By: J. L. Granatstein

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Waging War and Keeping the Peace

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Canada at War

Conscription, Diplomacy, and Politics

By: J.L. Granatstein

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Canada at War

Conscription, Diplomacy, and Politics

By: J.L. Granatstein

This essay collection traces the sustained work over the past fifty years of the foremost historian of Canadian politics in the era of the two world wars.

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1487524765

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Whose War is It?

How Canada Can Survive in the Post 9/11 World

By: J. L. Granatstein

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Whose War is It?

How Canada Can Survive in the Post 9/11 World

By: J. L. Granatstein

What if a major earthquake devastated the west coast of North America, killing thousands of people, flattening entire cities and fracturing the economy? How would the Canadian government address the crisis when many of our already weakened forces are deployed in Kandahar or in supporting roles? Or suppose terrorists attacked the Toronto subway system during a convention of Canadian and American emergency-room physicians? Would our military have the manpower, equipment and technical resources to protect our citizens and visitors? Granatstein says never mind hypothetical--and completely probable--threats; our military is incapable of dealing with current and ongoing crises that require well-trained, well-equipped and properly deployed troops, supported by a confident military policy. He argues that Canadians' once-vaunted role of peacekeeping is no longer relevant in a post-9/11 world, since recent missions, from Somalia to Kosovo to Afghanistan, are akin to war. Granatstein also takes Canadian attitudes to task, criticizing our increasing reluctance to support a military presence in countries such as Afghanistan. Whose War Is It? asks the questions Canadians need answered right now: * How can we negotiate with US policymakers when anti-American sentiment is affecting our military and foreign policies? * Do multiculturalism and our immigration policy make us vulnerable to terrorist attacks? * How can we protect our northern sovereignty most effectively? * What should we do about a "pacifist" Quebec? * Just what are Canada's national interests, and how can we advance them? In the same tradition as his #1 bestseller Who Killed the Canadian Military?, Whose War Is It? is a hard-hitting, timely clarion call to arms.

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Phyllis Bruce Books

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0002008459

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9780002008457

Crops Residue Management

By: J. L. Hatfield

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Crops Residue Management

By: J. L. Hatfield

Recent changes in the Conservation Compliance Plans for farmers shows the need for improved information on the effective management of crop residues. Residue management requires an understanding of the crop, soil, and climate in which the farming system is located. In this volume, the strategies for effective residue management are described for each region of the country to provide a comparison of the regional differences. The chapters not only describe the knowledge in each region but also suggest some of the needed areas of research required to develop an improved understanding of the processes involved in effective residue management.

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CRC Press

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1351079697

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Soil Biology

Effects on Soil Quality

By: J. L. Hatfield

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Soil Biology

Effects on Soil Quality

By: J. L. Hatfield

Soil Biology is a state-of-the art review focusing on the linkage between biological processes that occur in the soil and their impact on soil quality. Topics considered include the microbial ecology of conservation management systems, dynamic processes of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae, earthworms and soil fauna, microbial processes in the soil, and the degradation of pesticides through microbial processes. The book will interest soil scientists, microbiologists, agronomists, and soil ecologists.

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135108514X

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Sustainable Agriculture Systems

By: J. L. Hatfield,Douglas L. Karlen

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Sustainable Agriculture Systems

By: J. L. Hatfield,Douglas L. Karlen

Sustainable agriculture embodies many concepts in its attempt to integrate all the aspects of farming systems into a holistic system. This book explores the processes that occur within the components of a sustainable system and shows where we can build upon our existing knowledge to develop the concepts of sustainable agriculture into the new conventional agriculture. Well-known researchers examine a variety of aspects, including production goals, environmental considerations, and economics, to build a knowledge base that allows readers to see where changes in agriculture must be made and how challenges can be met. They compare existing systems against definitions of sustainability and pinpoint those areas where improvements can be made in current systems to further the concepts of sustainability.

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1566700493

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Book's by J.L. Granatstein

Canada's Army

Canada's Army

Politics of Survival

Politics of Survival

The Best Little Army In The World

The Best Little Army In The World

Friends and Enemies

Friends and Enemies

Politics of Survival

Politics of Survival

Canada's Army

Canada's Army

The Weight of Command

The Weight of Command

The Generals

The Generals

Canada's Army

Canada's Army

Canada at War

Canada at War

Whose War is It?

Whose War is It?

Crops Residue Management

Crops Residue Management

Soil Biology

Soil Biology

Sustainable Agriculture Systems

Sustainable Agriculture Systems

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