Böcker av John A. English

Monty and the Canadian Army details the lasting influence of General B.L. Montgomery, whose military competence shaped the Canadian Army in the Second World War.

In spite of the outcome of the Cold War, English argues persuasively here that the nuclear defensive posture adopted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was inherently flawed.

An examination of the role of the Canadian army in Normandy and the organization, training and fighting-style that the Canadians brought to the battlefield in 1944. It discusses their peacetime preparations as well as the reverses they experienced in the last stages of World War II.

Another volume in Praeger's The Military Profession series, this revised edition of the 1984 Praeger classic tells the story of infantry in the 20th century and its impact on the major conflicts of our time.