Unlikely diplomats : the Canadian brigade in Germany, 1951-64 /
In 1951, Canada sent troops to western Europe to support its NATO allies. The brigade helped Canada establish its international status. In private, however, Canadian officials and military leaders expressed grave doubts about NATO's strategies and operational plans. Despite these reservations,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Vancouver [British Columbia] :
UBC Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Studies in Canadian military history.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | In 1951, Canada sent troops to western Europe to support its NATO allies. The brigade helped Canada establish its international status. In private, however, Canadian officials and military leaders expressed grave doubts about NATO's strategies and operational plans. Despite these reservations, they sent military families overseas and implemented personnel policies that permanently changed the distribution of the defence budget and the character of the Canadian Army. This original account of the evolution of the Canadian Army from a small training cadre to a truly national force offers a new perspective on military policy and diplomacy in the Cold War era.-- |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook History Collection EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 253 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780774825658 0774825650 9780774825665 0774825669 0774825642 9780774825641 |
