National Defence

Author : Andrew Paul Burtch
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774822404

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Give Me Shelter by Andrew Paul Burtch Pdf

What do you do when a nuclear weapon detonates nearby? During the early Cold War years of 1945-63, Civil Defence Canada and the Emergency Measures Organization planned for just such a disaster and encouraged citizens to prepare their families and their cities for nuclear war. By the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil defence program was widely mocked, and the public was vastly unprepared for nuclear war. Canada’s civil defence program was born in the early Cold War, when fears of conflict between the superpowers ran high. Give Me Shelter features previously unreleased documents detailing Canada’s nuclear survival plans. Andrew Burtch reveals how the organization publicly appealed to citizens to prepare for disaster themselves -- from volunteering as air-raid wardens to building fallout shelters. This tactic ultimately failed, however, due to a skeptical populace, chronic underfunding, and repeated bureaucratic fumbling. Give Me Shelter exposes the challenges of educating the public in the face of the looming threat of nuclear annihilation. Give Me Shelter explains how governments and the public prepared for the unexpected. It is essential reading for historians, policymakers, and anybody interested in Canada’s Cold War home front.

Author : Kim Richard Nossal
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781459736764

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Charlie Foxtrot by Kim Richard Nossal Pdf

Defence procurement in Canada is a mess, with hundreds of millions of dollars being routinely wasted, despite which the Canadian Armed Forces is woefully underequipped and lacking crucial capacity. Charlie Foxtrot shows why past governments failed so spectacularly to efficiently equip and manage the CAF, and how to change that.

Author : Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies
Publisher : Kingston, Ont. : School of Policy Studies, Queen's University
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015049489696

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Canada's National Defence: Defence organization by Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies Pdf

Volumes in the Canada's National Defence series present an annotated collection of government statements on defence policy and internal studies and reports prepared by senior military officers, defence officials, and consultants to governments and ministers from about 1945 to 1997. They trace the history of the ideas that give Canada's defence policy and defence organizations their unique character. If there is an enduring Canadian strategy for national defence, it is expressed in these papers. Volume 2: Defence Organization is a collection of eight documents on the organization of the national defence establishment. Covering the period from 1936 to 1990, the papers include Colonel Pope's Memorandum; The McGill Reports, The Glassco Report, Hellyer's Reorganization, The Management Review Group, The Fyffe Review, The Vance Review, and The Little/Hunter Study.

Author : Timothy Balzer
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774818995

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The Information Front by Timothy Balzer Pdf

In wartime, capturing the hearts and minds of the citizenry is arguably as important as victory on the battlefield. The Information Front explores the Canadian military’s use of public relations units to manage news during the Second World War. These specialized units were responsible for providing sufficient and positive news coverage to Canadians at home. This fascinating study traces the transformation of an emergent PR organization into an efficient publicity machine. It also scrutinizes news coverage and PR activities during major Canadian operations at Dieppe, Sicily, and Normandy to reveal how the military used censorship and propaganda to rally support for the war effort.

Author : Douglas Bland,Canada. Department of National Defence. Headquarters,Commission of Inquiry into the Deployment of Canadian Forces to Somalia
Publisher : Canadian Government Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : MINN:31951D014291571

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National Defence Headquarters by Douglas Bland,Canada. Department of National Defence. Headquarters,Commission of Inquiry into the Deployment of Canadian Forces to Somalia Pdf

Explores the crucial aspect of civil-military relations encompassed in the dynamic between policy making, command, and administration by focusing on the centre for defence decisions in Canada, the National Defence Headquarters. Basic concepts concerning civilian control of military forces, military command, and defence administration are first explained, followed by a review of the law and its relation to the Dept. of National Defence. The following two chapters describe the responsibilities and formal relationships of various decision makers (the Minister of National Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, and the Deputy Minister); the legal aspects of command; the operational duties of the Chief of Defence Staff; the defence decision making structure; and the Defence Headquarters management system. The final two chapters review problems with the defence system, including overall structures, ethics, strategy and command, and administration, along with recommendations for reform of the defence structure.

Author : Angela Rosa Febbraro,Irina Goldenberg,Waylon Dean,Canadian Defence Academy Staff,Canada, Canadian Armed Forces Wing, 17 Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01
Category : Canada
ISBN : 1100253564

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The Defence Team by Angela Rosa Febbraro,Irina Goldenberg,Waylon Dean,Canadian Defence Academy Staff,Canada, Canadian Armed Forces Wing, 17 Staff Pdf

Author : G.W.L. Nicholson,Mark Osborne Humphries
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 709 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773597907

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Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 by G.W.L. Nicholson,Mark Osborne Humphries Pdf

Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson's Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 was first published by the Department of National Defence in 1962 as the official history of the Canadian Army’s involvement in the First World War. Immediately after the war ended Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid made a first attempt to write an official history of the war, but the ill-fated project produced only the first of an anticipated eight volumes. Decades later, G.W.L. Nicholson - already the author of an official history of the Second World War - was commissioned to write a new official history of the First. Illustrated with numerous photographs and full-colour maps, Nicholson’s text offers an authoritative account of the war effort, while also discussing politics on the home front, including debates around conscription in 1917. With a new critical introduction by Mark Osborne Humphries that traces the development of Nicholson’s text and analyzes its legacy, Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 is an essential resource for both professional historians and military history enthusiasts.

Author : Thomas Juneau,Philippe Lagassé,Srdjan Vucetic
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030264031

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Canadian Defence Policy in Theory and Practice by Thomas Juneau,Philippe Lagassé,Srdjan Vucetic Pdf

This edited volume provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary debates and issues in Canadian defence policy studies. The contributors examine topics including the development of Canadian defence policy and strategic culture, North American defence cooperation, gender and diversity in the Canadian military, and defence procurement and the defence industrial base. Emphasizing the process of defence policy-making, rather than just the outcomes of that process, the book focuses on how political and organizational interests impact planning, as well as the standard operating procedures that shape Canadian defence policy and practices.

Author : Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies
Publisher : Kingston, Ont. : School of Policy Studies, Queen's University
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015042597230

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Canada's National Defence: Defence policy by Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies Pdf

Volumes in the new Canada's National Defence series present an annotated collection of government statements on defence policy and internal studies and reports prepared by senior military officers, defence officials, and consultants to governments and ministers from about 1945 to 1997. Together these documents trace the development of the unique character of Canada's defence policy and defence organizations.

Author : Ron Corbett
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459703278

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First Soldiers Down by Ron Corbett Pdf

For many in Canada, the April 18, 2002 tragedy with Alpha Company signaled the true beginning of Canada's lengthy combat mission in Afghanistan. This story recounts what happened that evening through archival material and the recollections of troops.

Author : Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies
Publisher : Kingston, Ont. : School of Policy Studies, Queen's University
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0889117977

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Canada's National Defence: Defence organization by Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies Pdf

Volumes in the Canada's National Defence series present an annotated collection of government statements on defence policy and internal studies and reports prepared by senior military officers, defence officials, and consultants to governments and ministers from about 1945 to 1997. They trace the history of the ideas that give Canada's defence policy and defence organizations their unique character. If there is an enduring Canadian strategy for national defence, it is expressed in these papers. Volume 2: Defence Organization is a collection of eight documents on the organization of the national defence establishment. Covering the period from 1936 to 1990, the papers include Colonel Pope's Memorandum; The McGill Reports, The Glassco Report, Hellyer's Reorganization, The Management Review Group, The Fyffe Review, The Vance Review, and The Little/Hunter Study.

Author : Canada. Dept. of National Defence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Canada
ISBN : UIUC:30112125176278

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Defence by Canada. Dept. of National Defence Pdf

Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Canada
ISBN : UIUC:30112055635475

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State of Readiness of the Canadian Forces by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs Pdf

Author : Samantha Nutt
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Children and war
ISBN : 9780771051456

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Damned Nations by Samantha Nutt Pdf

The extraordinary humanitarian Samantha Nutt gives a bracing and uncompromising account of her work in some of the most devastated corners of the world - and a new, provocative vision for changing course on growing militarisation. It is a brilliant distillation of Dr Nutt's observations over the course of 15 years providing hands-on care in some of the world's most violent flashpoints. Combining original research with her personal story, it is a deeply thoughtful meditation on war as it is being waged around the world against millions of civilians.

Author : Canada. Parliament. Senate. Subcommittee on National Defence
Publisher : Le Sous-comité
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Canada
ISBN : UCAL:B4258777

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Canada's Maritime Defence by Canada. Parliament. Senate. Subcommittee on National Defence Pdf