Add this copy of A Military History of Canada to cart. $43.00, very good condition, Sold by Aquila Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Calgary, AB, CANADA, published 1990 by Hurtig Publishers.
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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.