J. L. Granatstein's The Generals: The Canadian Army's Senior Commanders in the PDF

By J. L. Granatstein

Initially released in 1993, "The Generals" has bought resounding compliment for its relevance, intensity, and scholarship. an in depth account of Canada's army at an important time in historical past, the publication makes a speciality of the personalities, politics and pressures that outline Canada's involvement in WW2. it's the simply booklet of its variety in this topic and is still a useful source for teachers, coverage makers and someone drawn to Canada's army historical past.

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C. L. Salmon (1931), Guy Simonds (1938), and Georges Vanier (1924). Vanier was the sole francophone in this (incomplete) list of general officers and one of only two French-Canadian officers to attend Staff College. In all, sixty-three Canadians went to Camberley or Quetta between 1919 and 1939 and, well socialized into the British way of command, thirty-six reached the rank of Brigadier or higher. C. H. F. Worthington) were Staff College graduates. " There was one additional military school that was intended to provide the final polish for officers expected to ascend to the highest posts.

The idea of Gen. M. King is, frankly, difficult to contemplate. " It was valuable training for the demands of war. "34 The academic standards of the college at best were mixed. By the interwar years, RMC offered its cadets, all of whom had junior or senior matriculation on entry, a university-level general curriculum with heavy emphasis on mathematics and engineering subjects. The classes were small, the combined military and civilian faculty underpaid and operating in mostly ill-equipped classrooms and laboratories.

V. M. L. C. L. Salmon (1931), Guy Simonds (1938), and Georges Vanier (1924). Vanier was the sole francophone in this (incomplete) list of general officers and one of only two French-Canadian officers to attend Staff College. In all, sixty-three Canadians went to Camberley or Quetta between 1919 and 1939 and, well socialized into the British way of command, thirty-six reached the rank of Brigadier or higher. C. H. F. Worthington) were Staff College graduates. " There was one additional military school that was intended to provide the final polish for officers expected to ascend to the highest posts.

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