Militia Myths - Ideas of the Canadian Citizen Soldier, 1896-1921

Informationen zum Autor James Wood teaches history at the University of Victoria and is the author of We Move Only Forward: Canada, the United States, and the First Special Service Force, 1942-44 and Army of the West: The Weekly Reports of German Army Group B from Normandy to the West Wall. Klappentext James Wood teaches history at the University of Victoria and is the author of We Move Only Forward: Canada, the United States, and the First Special Service Force, 1942-44 and Army of the West: The Weekly Reports of German Army Group B from Normandy to the West Wall. Zusammenfassung Militia Myths traces the cultural history of the citizen soldier from 1896 to 1921! an ideal that lay at the foundation of how Canadians experienced and remember the First World War. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Canadian Ideas of the Citizen Soldier1 A Military Spirit in Canada, 1896-982 An Army for Empire, 1898-19013 "Don't Call Me Tommy," 1901-044 "Who Are You Going to Fight?" 1905-085 Continental Commitments, 1909-116 Involuntary Action, 1911-147 War and Citizenship, 1914-178 Victory and Vindication, 1918-21Conclusion: A Citizen's Duty in "Canada's Century"AppendicesNotesBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: James Wood, James A. Wood
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2011
• EAN: 9780774817660
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-1766-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Studies in Canadian Military History; Studies in Canadian Military H; Studies in Canadian Military History Series; Studies in Canadian Military History; Studies in Canadian Military H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous