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some Korean political parties, the Commission reported, was that the formation of a “national” government would, with support of the United Nations and its members, convince the North to join as part of ... were encountering the political thought of the free, outside world for the first time, and the experience was perhaps blinding.”12 His unofficial recollection of the Pyongyang visit was more in line
Beginning at the military-political level and ending at the regimental level, this paper will explore the growth of Canadian responsibility within a failing Allied relief framework throughout the ... further delayed food relief. strategic and political backdrop The strategic crux of both the German invasion of the Netherlands in 1940 and the Canadian standoff with Germany in 1945 was the Grebbeberg, an
, 2013), 93-118. do so, this collection seeks to advance the historical understanding of retreats through rigorous analysis rather than the “political bias and self-serving content” which the editors ... consider strategic, political, tactical, and cultural dimensions of retreat. A consensus that history offers lessons to policymakers and military practitioners today provides a unitary thread throughout the
functioning political administrations to help support the on-going war effort” (p. 5). And he correctly emphasises the importance of flexibility: “Every new region Civil Affairs entered promised a variety of ... intriguing challenges and complicated tasks … the social, economic, and political realities of his whereabouts forced him to manoeuvre within a complicated and uncertain environment” (p. 204). The first
political forces. From defeats and victories on the battlefield to disputes over officers’ reputations and honour to the new kinship ties that bound individual members, Mayer explains how such a diverse (and ... political, personal, disciplinary and economic aspects of Continental Army life. The organisation of the book roughly follows the chronology of the Revolutionary War, and some knowledge of the conflict’s
, do not challenge in any way the historiographical, social, economic or political hegemonic power of the commercial metropolitan empire centered around Toronto and the St. Lawrence River systems. It ... study begins to fall short and where the ponderings about geography and perspective begin. In addition to imposing their anachronistic modern political geographical boundaries on the region in this early
war. The first chapter provides an economic, social, cultural and political portrait of the Montreal community in 1914. Copp also shows that, despite the multicultural nature of the Canadian metropolis
explores the magazines themselves as compelling cultural artifacts. In between feature stories and eyecatching artwork, readers would have been exposed to reactionary political commentary, editorials about
was challenging political policy. Though he was less guarded in classified settings and written briefings than in public speeches and writings, LeMay’s words were always chosen with precision, and in so
have been hope on the part of senior officers of all three services that political opposition to unification would eventually prevail, or that Pearson’s minority government would not last long enough to ... Bill C-243, the Canadian Forces Reorganization Act, passed third reading in the House of Commons, effectively putting an end to viable political 18 opposition to unification. Any lingering concerns that
that reflected multiple (and sometimes conflicting) points of view and satisfied competing personal, military, social and political interests. ... propaganda value of the crater fight that most interested military and political authorities. War news, crafted by the official Eye-Witness and filtered through government censors, reinforced wartime ideals
306 : Book Reviews which warrant further consideration. One thinks for example of the division of the Ottoman Empire, which was still then a sovereign state, however unstable its internal political ... . There is also much left to be written about the place of international law throughout the British Empire, and for Canadian historians in particular, the extent to which it influenced legal, political, and
the other hand, functioned as a representation and embodiment of political meaning.” They go on to state that “[w]ar cemeteries united these two elements: through the sheer mass and uniformity of the ... graves, they (also) became political monuments.”2 killing and dying in wartime Historian of the American Civil War Drew Gilpin Faust has written that “even though we all die, we do so differently from
developments in the scholarship on twentieth century Canadian military history, not least the Second World War period. Researchers have explored political and military leadership, strategy, the many facets of ... first two chapters examine the disassembly of the war economy, and the development of policies for disposal operations. Here Souchen reveals the myriad challenges involved in balancing political, economic
scale of the conflict. Foremost among them, he argues, was that of the “differing strategic approach of each country” (p. xx), both of which were born of the separate and often clashing political ... French failures to support British forces. The collapse of the Artois offensive in June proved a turning point, as fears that their ally was losing the political will to continue led the British to
Trudeau’s government divested most of these systems. Much of the literature ascribes Trudeau’s decision to purely political reasons. By examining the contributions of two operational researchers from the ... , which were finally taken out of use in 1984. To some historians and commentators, nuclear divestment embodies political meddling in operational matters with the resultant military decline—a symptom of
station its forces on its own territory as did most of the NATO members. From the 1950s, Canadian political and military leaders struggled to purchase key weapon systems to match the Soviet threat, which ... families that were stationed in European bases, although the authors rarely delve into the experience of individuals, preferring to stay at the political, strategic and operational level. One of the key
, Library and Archives Canada [LAC]. 4 Gréber, Plan for the National Capital General Report. from the Royal Canadian Legion and letters to political officials all suggest that Canadians remembered the Second ... were crucial to how Canadians remembered past conflicts. Politicians and the political elite used wars to promote national ideals and unifying principles and those ideals and principles shaped the
Republic 5, 1 (1985): 35-58; Theda Skocpal, “America’s First Social Security System: The Expansion of Benefits for Civil War Veterans,” Political Science Quarterly 108, 1 (1993): 85-116; Megan J. McClintock ... programmes.5 This was all the more true for those who came from communities that were already excluded from political participation or socially and culturally marginalised. In light of these studies, Canadian
duties that government and community accepted as justifiable cause for welfare and support. But demobilised veterans could also be a force whose claims to recognition challenged political budgets and ... mobilised group.6 Later, in 1934, the passage of the Economy Act in the United States, which severely cut veteran benefits, triggered a wave of political mobilisation among angry veterans that laid the
