The Weight of Command : Voices of Canada's Second World War Generals and Those Who Knew Them / J.L. Granatstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Granatstein, J. L., author, editor.

Series:

Studies in Canadian military history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generals--Canada--Interviews.

Generals.

Generals--Canada--Biography.

History, Military.

Command of troops.

History.

Canada.

Command of troops--History--20th century.

World War, 1939-1945--Canada.

World War, 1939-1945.

Canada--History, Military--20th century.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Interviews.

Military history.

Physical Description:

ix, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2016]

Language Note:

Text in English.

Summary:

"Three-quarters of a century after the Second World War, almost all the participants are gone. This book contains interviews with and about the Canadian generals who led the troops during that war. Edited and introduced by one of the foremost military historians of our time, this carefully curated collection brings to life the generals and their wartime experiences. The content is revealing and conversations frank. Peers and subordinates alike scrutinize key commanders of the war, sometimes offering praise but often passing harsh judgment. We learn of their failings and successes--and of the heavy weight of command borne by all."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The Generals 23

Major-General Bert Hoffmeister 25

Major-General George Kitching 33

Major-General Harry F.G. Letson 39

Major-General A. Bruce Matthews 41

2 The Fighters 53

Brigadier H.P. Bell-Irving 55

Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Bennett 58

Major-General M.P. Bogert 60

Colonel J. Allan ("Ding") Calder 68

Major-General W.J. Megill 70

Lieutenant-General Robert Moncel 76

Major-General Roger Rowley 83

Major-General J. Desmond B. Smith 87

Major-General James Tedlie 93

Lieutenant-General Henri Tellier 95

Major-General C.B. Ware 99

Brigadier-General Denis Whitaker 103

3 The Staff 117

Brigadier G. Edward Beament 119

Lieutenant-General William A.B. Anderson 124

Brigadier George Pangman 131

Major Giles Perodeau 136

Finlay Angus Morrison 138

Major-General N. Elliot Rodger 140

Lieutenant-General Geoffrey Walsh 144

Major-General Robert P. Rothschild 149

Lieutenant-General S.F. Clark 152

Lieutenant-Colonel J. Douglas Crashley 155

John W.H. Bassett 156

Harold Morrison 160

Colonel H.O. Moran 161

Lieutenant-Colonel E.T. Winslow 164

Major-General H.A. "Sparky" Sparling 165

Colonel Robert Raymont 172

Brigadier John D. (Jack) Christian 174

Colonel Ernest A. Coté 177

Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Mingay 181

Brigadier P.A. Stanley Todd 184

Colonel W. Clement Dick 191

Brigadier-General R.T. Bennett 195

Brigadier Frank Lace 197

Brigadier Beverley Matthews 199

Brigadier William Ziegler 202

Rt. Hon. J.W. Pickersgill 207

Lieutenant-Colonel Trumball Warren 209

4 The Families 213

Mrs. Margaret Palmer 215

Peter Crerar 218

Group Captain Victor C.H. Stuart 221

Marguerite Stuart Shortreed 223

Dr. Mary Burns 226

Joseph Pope 228

Major W.H. Pope 231

Mrs. Simonne Pope Fletcher 234

Tony Foster 235

Peter Hertzberg 237

Thea Hertzberg Gray 238

Mrs. Dagmar Hertzberg Nation 241

Mrs. Evelyn Lett 243

George Montague 243

P.K. (Patricia Katherine) Page 245

Mrs. Helen Price Perodeau 247

Mrs. Mary Plow 248

Mr. Justice Joseph Potts 250

Mrs. Betty Spry 254

Malcolm and Atholl Sutherland-Brown 256

W.F.R. Stein 259

Colonel Malcolm Turner 260

Major Fred Vokes 262

Harvie Walford 263

Peter Worthington 265

Mrs. Clara "Larry" Worthington 268

William Young 269.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Granatstein, J.L., 1939-, author, editor. Weight of command.

ISBN:

9780774832991

0774832991

OCLC:

945781932