Varsity's Soldiers : The University of Toronto Contingent of the Canadian Officers' Training Corps, 1914−1968 / Eric McGeer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGeer, Eric, Author.

Series:

Canadian experience of war.

The Canadian Experience of War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military education--Ontario--History.

Military education.

Ontario--Toronto.

Toronto (Ont.)--History, Military--20th century.

Toronto (Ont.).

University of Toronto.

Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Officers' Training Corps.

University of Toronto--History--20th century.

Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Officers' Training Corps--History--20th century.

Canada.

Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Officers' Training Corps. University of Toronto Contingent--History--20th century.

Genre:

History.

Military history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages).

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"The role of Canadian universities in selecting and training officers for the armed forces is an important yet overlooked chapter in the history of higher education in Canada. For more than fifty years, the University of Toronto supported the largest and most active contingent of the Canadian Officers Training Corps (COTC), which sent thousands of officer candidates into the regular and reserve forces. Based on the rich fund of documents housed in the university archives, Varsity's Soldiers offers the first full-length history of military training in Toronto. Beginning with the formation of a student rifle company in 1861, and focussing on the story of the COTC from 1914 to 1968, author Eric McGeer seeks to enlarge appreciation of the university's remarkable contribution to the defence of Canada, the place of military education in an academic setting, and the experience of the students who embodied the ideal of service to alma mater and to country."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Commanding Officers

Introduction

Chapter 1. "Old K": The University Rifle Company and Its Legacy, 1861-1914

Chapter 2. Born and Raised in War: The University of Toronto Contingent, 1914-1919

Chapter 3. Soldiering on in Peacetime: The University of Toronto Contingent, 1919-1939

Chapter 4. "The Child of the Last War": The University of Toronto Contingent, 1939-1945

Chapter 5. A Vital Link: The University of Toronto Contingent, 1945-1968

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

1-4875-1811-0

1-4875-1810-2

OCLC:

1114966748