Canada and the Second World War : essays in honour of Terry Copp /
Canada and the Second World War : essays in honour of Terry Copp /
Geoffrey Hayes, Mike Bechthold, and Matt Symes, editors ; foreword by John Cleghorn.
- 1 online resource (501 pages)
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- 1 Terry Copp's Approach to History / Mark Osborne Humphries -- The Home Front. 3 "To Hold on High the Torch of Liberty" Canadian Youth and the Second World War / Cynthia Comacchio -- 4 Fighting a White Man's War? First Nations Participation in the Canadian War Effort, 1939-1945 / Scott Sheffield -- 5 Harnessing Journalists to the War Machine Canada's Domestic Press Censors in the Second World War / Mark Bourrie -- 6 Dangerous Curves Canadian Drivers and Mechanical Transport in Two World Wars / Andrew Iarocci -- 7 How C.P. Stacey Became the Army's Official Historian The Writing of The Military Problems of Canada, 1937-1940 / Roger Sarty. The War of the Scientists. 8 "Strike Hard, Strike Sure" Bomber Harris, Precision Bombing, and Decision Making in RAF Bomber Command / Randall Wakelam -- 9 Leadership and Science at War Colonel Omond Solandt and the British Army Operational Research Group, 1943-1945 / Jason Ridler -- 10 Wartime Military Innovation and the Creation of Canada's Defence Research Board / Andrew Godefroy. Northwest Europe. 15 No Ambush, No Defeat The Advance of the Vanguard of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 7 June 1944 / Marc Milner -- 16 Defending the Normandy Bridgehead The Battles for Putot-en-Bessin, 7-9 June 1944 / Mike Bechthold -- 17 Operation Smash and 4 Canadian Armoured Division's Drive to Trun / Angelo Caravaggio -- 18 A History of Lieutenant Jones / Geoffrey Hayes. The Aftermath. 19 A Biography of Major Ronald Edmond Balfour / Michelle Fowler -- 20 The Personality of Memory The Process of Informal Commemoration in Normandy / Matt Symes -- 21 An Open Door to a Better Future The Memory of Canada's Second World War / Jonathan F. Vance.
Terry Copp's tireless teaching, research, and writing has challenged generations of Canadian veterans to discover an informed memory of their country's role in Second World War. This title presents a collection, drawn from the work of Terry's colleagues and former students, and considers Canada and Second World War from a wealth of perspectives.
Text chiefly in English. Includes 1 essay in French.
9781554586455 1554586453 9781554586462 1554586461 9781554586295 1554586291
6FDEE2F2-1E40-49FB-B0AD-91D354FE723A OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
(AMICUS)000040285246
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Canada.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Canada.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Campagnes et batailles.
HISTORY--Western.--Europe
Military campaigns.
Canada--History--1939-1945.
Canada--Histoire--1939-1945.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
D768.15 / .C26 2012eb
940.54/0971
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- 1 Terry Copp's Approach to History / Mark Osborne Humphries -- The Home Front. 3 "To Hold on High the Torch of Liberty" Canadian Youth and the Second World War / Cynthia Comacchio -- 4 Fighting a White Man's War? First Nations Participation in the Canadian War Effort, 1939-1945 / Scott Sheffield -- 5 Harnessing Journalists to the War Machine Canada's Domestic Press Censors in the Second World War / Mark Bourrie -- 6 Dangerous Curves Canadian Drivers and Mechanical Transport in Two World Wars / Andrew Iarocci -- 7 How C.P. Stacey Became the Army's Official Historian The Writing of The Military Problems of Canada, 1937-1940 / Roger Sarty. The War of the Scientists. 8 "Strike Hard, Strike Sure" Bomber Harris, Precision Bombing, and Decision Making in RAF Bomber Command / Randall Wakelam -- 9 Leadership and Science at War Colonel Omond Solandt and the British Army Operational Research Group, 1943-1945 / Jason Ridler -- 10 Wartime Military Innovation and the Creation of Canada's Defence Research Board / Andrew Godefroy. Northwest Europe. 15 No Ambush, No Defeat The Advance of the Vanguard of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 7 June 1944 / Marc Milner -- 16 Defending the Normandy Bridgehead The Battles for Putot-en-Bessin, 7-9 June 1944 / Mike Bechthold -- 17 Operation Smash and 4 Canadian Armoured Division's Drive to Trun / Angelo Caravaggio -- 18 A History of Lieutenant Jones / Geoffrey Hayes. The Aftermath. 19 A Biography of Major Ronald Edmond Balfour / Michelle Fowler -- 20 The Personality of Memory The Process of Informal Commemoration in Normandy / Matt Symes -- 21 An Open Door to a Better Future The Memory of Canada's Second World War / Jonathan F. Vance.
Terry Copp's tireless teaching, research, and writing has challenged generations of Canadian veterans to discover an informed memory of their country's role in Second World War. This title presents a collection, drawn from the work of Terry's colleagues and former students, and considers Canada and Second World War from a wealth of perspectives.
Text chiefly in English. Includes 1 essay in French.
9781554586455 1554586453 9781554586462 1554586461 9781554586295 1554586291
6FDEE2F2-1E40-49FB-B0AD-91D354FE723A OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
(AMICUS)000040285246
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Canada.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Canada.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Campagnes et batailles.
HISTORY--Western.--Europe
Military campaigns.
Canada--History--1939-1945.
Canada--Histoire--1939-1945.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
D768.15 / .C26 2012eb
940.54/0971