Intrepid warriors : perspectives on Canadian military leaders /

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Imprint:Kingston, Ont. : Canadian Defense Academy Press, 2007.
Description:269 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6670545
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Other authors / contributors:Horn, Bernd, 1959-
ISBN:9781550027112
1550027115
Notes:Issued also in French under title: Les guerriers intrépides.
Co-published by: The Dundurn Group.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Power of Patronage and the Value of Knowledge: The Leadership Experiences of Lieutenant Agar Adamson with Strathcona's Horse, 1899-1900
  • 2. Portrait of a Battalion Commander: Lieutenant-Colonel George Stuart Tuxford at the Second Battle of Ypres, April 1915
  • 3. The Strain of the Bridge: The Second World War Diaries of Commander A.F.C. Layard, RN
  • 4. "A Hell of a Warrior": Sergeant Thomas George Prince
  • 5. When Leadership Really Mattered: Bert Hoffmeister and Morale During the Battle of Ortona, December 1943
  • 6. Four Gallant Airmen: Clifford Mackay McEwen, Raymond Collishaw, Leonard Joseph Birchall, and Robert Wendell McNair
  • 7. Leading from the Front: Lieutenant-Colonel Cameron "Cammie" Ware, DSO
  • 8. Bradbrooke, Nicklin, and Eadie: A Tale of Command
  • Contributors
  • Index