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Militia myths : ideas of the Canadian citizen soldier, 1896-1921
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Militia myths : ideas of the Canadian citizen soldier, 1896-1921 / James Wood.
ISBN
9780774817653 (acid-free paper)
0774817658 (acid-free paper)
Published
Vancouver : UBC Press, c2010.
Physical Description
xii, 350 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
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Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 13, 2010
Series
Studies in Canadian military history,
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-337) and index.
Contents
Canadian ideas of the citizen soldier
A military spirit in Canada, 1896-98
An army for empire, 1898-1901
"Don't call me Tommy," 1901-04
"Who are you going to fight?" 1905-1908
Continental commitments, 1909-11
Involuntary action, 1911-1914
War and citizenship, 1914-17
Victory and vindication, 1918-21
A citizen's duty in "Canada's Century"
Appendices. Total Canadian militia expenditures, 1894-1922 ; Canadian militia establishment and numbers trained, 1895-1914 ; Membership in military and civilian rifle associations, 1903-1914 ; Membership in school cadet corps, 1908-14 ; Compulsory vs. voluntary service : costs and results.
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