Price of Alliance

Frank Maas teaches in the School of Language and Liberal Studies at Fanshawe College, and also works at a factory which paints armoured vehicles.

• Introduction1 The 1964 White Paper on Defence: Responding to a New Strategic Context2 The Traditionalists at Work: Renegotiating NATO Commitments in 19673 Trudeau Takes the Reins: The Triumph of the Revisionists4 The Summer of 1969: Consultations with Allies5 The Revisionists Assert Control: Defence in the 70s6 The Scorpion and the Centurion: The Nadir of the Civil Military Crisis7 Tanks, Trade, and Strategy: Trudeau Relents8 "From a Beetle to a Porsche": The Purchase of the LeopardConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

This is a solid work based on extensive research.  There is much new material presented that historians will want to access.  It is also well-written for the general reader and underscores the fact that the light/heavy debate continues into the present given recent controversies over yet another Leopard tank and the associated Close Combat Vehicle - Dr. Peter Kasurak (CDA Institue Website)