J.L. Granatstein is the former director and CEO of the Canadian War Museum and a distinguished research professor emeritus of history. He is an award-winning author of more than sixty books on Canadian political and military history, the recipient of numerous honorary degrees, and an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Certain to become an indispensable source for Canadian historians and students of political affairs.(Dalhousie Review) "This book will fascinate anyone with a bent for recent Canadian political history. Its author deserves praise both for the remarkable resourcefulness he has shown in getting his hands on hitherto untapped soruces and for the skill with which he has organized and presented his account. ... he has produced an excellent specimen of the kind of monograph on a well-defined subject which makes a genuine contribution to Canadian political studies."(International Journal) A most welcome book for both political and historical analysts of Canadian politics.(Canadian Journal of Political Science) "Of enduring value to any student of modern Canadian politics."(Choice) "a scholarly, well-written, and fascinating volume"(Journal of American History)