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A Military History of Canada
by Morton, Desmond
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- very good
- ISBN 10
- 0888303432
- ISBN 13
- 9780888303431
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1990. Hardcover. very good. 2nd new, revised and updated edition. xiii,311pp. Octavo in dark blue cloth with original gilt lettering, with blue illustrated dustjacket. Illustrated with plates from B/W photos, drawings. 2mm closed tear in cloth near bottom edge. Closed tear on front cover near spine. Blaack marker on bottom of text block. very good Desmond Morton challenges the commonly held notion that Canada has always been a "peacable kingdom" by reviewing our national history from it's little-explored military perspective. He argues that, in fact, Canada's origins lie in a "war-focused" and higly militarized colonial society. 1990
Synopsis
A professor emeritus of history from the University of Toronto, Desmond Morton was also founding director of McGill’s Institute for the Study of Canada. He is the author of forty books on Canadian history, a lecturer at the Canadian Forces Staff College, and a frequent media commentator. He lives in Montreal.
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125460
- Title
- A Military History of Canada
- Author
- Morton, Desmond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0888303432
- ISBN 13
- 9780888303431
- Publisher
- Hurtig Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Edmonton
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Canadian Military|Military History|Canadian History|Military History - Canadian
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