National Force

Peter Kasurak retired in 2007 after leading the defence and national security sections of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada. He holds a PhD in military and diplomatic history from Duke University and teaches part-time at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

• Introduction1 The 1950s: A Professional Army?2 Soldiers, Civilians, and Nuclear Warfare in the 1960s3 The Army and the Unified Force, 1963-674 Trudeau and the Crisis in Civil-Military Relations5 Reform, Regimentalism, and Reaction6 The Plan for a "Big Army"7 The Unified Staff and Operational Difficulties8 Reform and Constabulary RealismConclusion; Notes on Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Index

This book is probably the most exhaustive study of Canadian Army doctrine and development in print. Readers should understand that Kasurak set out to produce a history of the doctrine of the Canadian Army and the development of the force as an institution representative of the nation that it serves. Anyone looking to understand the Canadian Army, its history, institutional culture, and relationship to the Canadian nation will not be disappointed in this book. - Blake Whitaker (Army History)