A long-overdue challenge to the commonplace assumption that the Second World War was a period of consumer austerity in Canada.

A groundbreaking reassessment of when, and why, Canada’s army broke away from its British imperial roots to become a truly national force.

An original and critical account of the evolution of the Canadian Army and Canada’s relationship with NATO in the Cold War era.

A landmark account of the background, motivations, and experiences of African Canadian volunteers in America’s Civil War.

This book explores how the Canadian Army prepared for the possibility of a Third World War and how its innovations and adaptations laid the groundwork for the evolution of our national army.

Disarming Intervention traces the social, historical, and legal legitimization of non-lethal weapons in the United States.

One of Canada’s leading military historians recounts the story of the Canadian navy’s Pacific fleet during the tense years of the early Cold War.

This book uncovers the history of Canada’s first casualties of the Great War – men who tried to enlist, were deemed “unfit for service,” and then lived with shame, guilt, and ostracism.

Award-winning author Cynthia Toman brings to life the experiences of Canada’s first women soldiers – nursing sisters who served during the First World War.

This vivid portrait of female friendship follows two Canadian nursing sisters who endured the trauma and privations of the Great War.