Title: Canada and the Second World War : essays in honour of Terry Copp /
Authors: Copp, Terry; Hayes, Geoffrey, 1961-; Bechthold, Michael, 1968-; Symes, Matt; Copp, Terry; Hayes, Geoffrey, 1961-,; Bechthold, Michael, 1968-,; Symes, Matt,; Hayes, Geoffrey, 1961-; Bechthold, Michael, 1968-; Symes, Matt,
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 Canada.; World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns.; Canada History
Abstract: A collection essays in honour of historian Terry Copp, written by his colleagues and former students, which considers Canada and the Second World War under five headings: The home front, The war of the scientists, The Mediterranean theatre, Northwest Europe, and The aftermath.
Contents: Introduction -- Terry Copp's approach to history / Mark Osborne Humphries -- The home front. "To hold on high the torch of liberty" : Canadian youth and the Second World War / Cynthia Comacchio -- Fighting a white man's war? First Nations participation in the Canadian war effort, 1939-1945 / Scott Sheffield -- Harnessing journalists to the war machine : Canada's domestic press censors in the Second World War / Mark Bourrie -- Dangerous curves : Canadian drivers and mechanical transport in two world wars / Andrew Iarocci -- How C.P. Stacey became the Army's official historian : the writing of The military problems of Canada, 1937-1940 / Roger Sarty -- The war of the scientists. "Strike hard, strike sure" : Bomber Harris, precision bombing, and decision making in RAF Bomber Command / Randall Wakelam -- Leadership and science at war : Colonel Omond Solandt and the British Operational Research Group, 1943-1945 / Jason Ridler --^