The Weight of Command : Voices of Canada’s Second World War Generals and Those Who Knew Them Hardback
by J.L. Granatstein
Part of the Studies in Canadian Military History series
Hardback
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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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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:312 pages, 16 b&w photos
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:01/08/2016
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- ISBN:9780774832991
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:312 pages, 16 b&w photos
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:01/08/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9780774832991
