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Unlikely diplomats : the Canadian brigade in Germany, 1951-64 / Isabel Campbell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Campbell, Isabel (Historian), author.
- Series:
- Studies in Canadian military history.
- Studies in Canadian military history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Canada. Canadian Armed Forces--History--20th century.
- Canada.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Armed Forces--Germany.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- Canada--Military policy--History--20th century.
- Canada--Military relations--Germany.
- Germany--Military relations--Canada.
- Germany.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (268 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2013.
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver [British Columbia] : UBC Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1951, Canada sent troops to western Europe to support its NATO allies. The brigade helped Canada establish its international status. In private, however, Canadian officials and military leaders expressed grave doubts about NATO's strategies and operational plans. Despite these reservations, they sent military families overseas and implemented personnel policies that permanently changed the distribution of the defence budget and the character of the Canadian Army. By exposing the hidden agendas that pushed NATO's members in different directions even as they presented a united front, this original account of the evolution of the Canadian Army - from a small training cadre to a truly national force - offers a new perspective on military policy and diplomacy in the Cold War era.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- "The German Problem" and Canada's Fight for an Independent Voice, 1919-46
- Canada's Vision for Germany and Europe, 1946-49
- Canada and the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949-64
- The Troop Experience in Germany, 1951-64
- The Regular Force Expands and Represents Canada, 1949-64
- The Strategy of Deterrence and Plans for the Canadian Brigade, 1948-64
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-7748-2564-2
- 0-7748-2565-0
- OCLC:
- 865475204
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