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

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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

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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

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