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Canadian Brass: The Making of a Professional Army, 1860-1939
by Harris, Stephen J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0802057659
- ISBN 13
- 9780802057655
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: University of Toronto Press [0-8020-5765-9] 1988. (Hardcover) 271pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Photographs, notes, index. The spine of the dust jacket is lightly faded. "From before Confederation to the outbreak of the Second World War, the Canadian army fought to establish itself as a professional fighting force - to persuade successive governments that the advice on defence matters tendered by senior officers was expert and credible, and to enjoy the influence and status such a position entails. In this account of the army's struggle during those decades, Stephen Harris concludes that these efforts, for the most part, failed". Book about Sam Hughes. Time Period 19th Century, Pre-1940 & World War 1. (Military--Canada, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Military--Canada).
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 151594
- Title
- Canadian Brass: The Making of a Professional Army, 1860-1939
- Author
- Harris, Stephen J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0802057659
- ISBN 13
- 9780802057655
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- This edition first published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Military--Canada, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Military--Canada
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military;
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About the Seller
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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