Andrew Godefroy Andrew Godefroy CD , Master of Arts , Ph . D . is a Canadian soldier , innovator , scholar , and author noted for his work in strategic studies , innovation studies , organizational design , biography , and military history . Scholarship . Born in Montreal , Quebec , Andrew Godefroy read history at Loyola College Campus , Concordia University . His early academic work was in the field of Canadian military history with a particular focus on Canada and the First World War . His first book published in 1998 - " For Freedom and Honour ? " - a study of the death penalty in Canada ' s Canadian Expeditionary Force based on his undergraduate thesis , received critical praise in both media and academia circles and drew much attention to this long forgotten and politically sensitive subject . His graduate studies focused on innovation and conflict , earning him both an MA and Ph . D . in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada . His master ' s thesis examined U . S . - Canada cooperation and public policy in missile defence and space programs , while his post - graduate dissertation examined the nature of defence innovation , using the evolution of Canada ' s post war rocket and space program , and the relationships created between government , defence , and science and technology in Canada as his case study . He was the first person in Canada to declassify and examine several of the earliest records on Canadian post - war rocketry , upper atmospheric , and space research during the completion of his doctorate . His subsequent publication of this research initiated a fundamental reassessment of Canada ' s political and security roles in missile defence and outer space during the early Cold War period . During 2009 - 2010 he held the Canadian Visiting Research Fellowship in the Changing Character of Warfare Program at the University of Oxford . His research focused on why and how western armies change , with specific attention given to the evolution of British , American , and Canadian armies during the Cold War period and beyond . He has served as a subject matter expert for print , media , and television on numerous occasions . He regularly lectures on innovation , organizational design , the future security environment , stability operations , capability development , and military history at Canadian Forces College Toronto as well as the Royal Military College of Canada , where he is a member of the adjunct faculty . His current research focuses on technological and cultural innovation and its impact on conflict , and he is exploring this phenomenon through a number of fields including history , politics , development , economics , and society . He has over forty publications to his credit , including books , book chapters , refereed , and professional articles . Godefroy ' s academic work earned him several Security and Defence Forum scholarships as well as the Canadian Battlefields Foundation award . Military career . He joined the Canadian Forces primary reserve in 1990 and received his commission as a field engineer officer in 1993 . After completing regimental duties , he served on the staff of the 1st Canadian Division Headquarters , and later as the officer commanding the Joint Space Support Team at the Canadian Forces Joint Operations Group . Since 2004 he has worked for the Canadian Army ' s primary think tank , the Canadian Army Land Warfare Centre , where he oversees a number of projects associated with innovation , organizational design , capability development , academic research , outreach , and publication . In addition to this , he has served as the editor in chief of the Canadian Army Journal since 2005 , editor of the JADEX Occasional Papers Series , and senior editor of the Canadian Army Reading List . From 2006 - 2010 he also served as the military director of the Fort Frontenac Library . Godefroy was both a student and instructor at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering during the 1990s . He is also a graduate of the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College , Kingston , the Joint Staff Operations Course , United Kingdom , and the Joint Command and Staff Program , Toronto . Recognized for his professional service , Godefroy is a recipient of the Canadian Forces Decoration , and the Chief of Land Staff Commendation . In 2012 he was awarded the Queen ' s Diamond Jubilee Medal . In addition to his work in innovation , capability development , and strategic forecasting , he has maintained a strong interest in and association with Canadian military history throughout his career . He has served as an historian with the Royal Canadian Engineers , and was a past volunteer with the Directorate of History and Heritage as well as the Canadian Military Engineers Museum . Books . " For Freedom and Honour ? The Story of 25 Canadians Executed During the Great War " ( Ottawa : CEF Books ) 1998 . ISBN 1 - 896979 - 22 - X " Maple Leaf in Orbit : An Official History of the Canadian Space Program , 1945 - 1995 " ( St . Hubert : Canadian Space Agency ) 2007 . " Bush Warfare : The Early Writings of General Sir William C . G . Heneker KCB KCMG DSO " ( Kingston : The Army Publishing Office ) 2009 . ISBN 978 - 1 - 100 - 10301 - 3 Link to Book " Great War Commands : Perspectives on Canadian Army Leadership , 1914 - 1918 " ( Kingston : Canadian Defence Academy Press ) , 2010 . ISBN 978 - 1 - 100 - 15601 - 9 . Link to Book " Defence & Discovery : Canada ' s Military Space Program , 1945 - 1974 " ( Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press ) 2011 . ISBN 978 - 0 - 7748 - 1959 - 6 . " In Peace Prepared : Innovation and Adaptation in Canada ' s Cold War Army " ( Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press ) 2014 . Select book chapters . “ Orbital Asset or Overhead Menace ? Space Power and Special Operations ” , in LCol . David Last , Ed . Choice of Force : Special Operations for Canada , ( Montreal and Kingston : McGill - Queen ’ s University Press , 2005 ) , 205 - 218 . “ An Overview of Fictional Writing and the Canadian Army of the Future ” , in DND . Crisis in Zefra . ( Kingston : Directorate of Land Concepts and Doctrine , 2005 ) , 127 - 134 . “ The Intangible Defence : Canada ’ s Militarization and Weaponization of Space ” , in LCol . Bernd Horn , Ed . The Canadian Way of War . ( Toronto : Dundurn Group , 2006 ) , 327 - 357 . “ Canadian Military Effectiveness in the First World War ” , in LCol . Bernd Horn , Ed . The Canadian Way of War . ( Toronto : Dundurn Group , 2006 ) , 169 - 194 . “ Trenches Should Never Be Saved : The 4th Canadian Division at Vimy Ridge ” , in Geoffrey Hayes et al . eds . Vimy Ridge : A Reassessment . ( Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press , 2007 ) , 211 - 224 . “ The German Army at Vimy Ridge ” , in Geoffrey Hayes et al . eds . Vimy Ridge : A Reassessment . ( Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press , 2007 ) , 225 - 238 . ( With Peter Gizewski ) “ Force Requirements ( Land ) ” , in Brian MacDonald ed . Vimy Papers 2007 – Canada and Arctic Security . Ottawa : CDAI Press , 2007 . ( ISBN 978 - 0 - 9698881 - 6 - 1 ) . “ Portrait of a Battalion Commander : Lieutenant Colonel George Stuart Tuxford at the Second Battle of Ypres , April 1915 ” , in Colonel Bernd Horn ed . Intrepid Warriors : Perspectives on Canadian Military Leaders . ( Kingston and Toronto : CDA Press and Dundurn Group , 2007 ) , 59 - 74 . “ Daring Innovation : The Canadian Corps and Trench Raiding on the Western Front ” , in LCol . Bernd Horn , ed . Show No Fear : Daring Actions in Canadian Military History . ( Toronto : Dundurn Group , 2008 ) . “ A Clashof Wills : The Canadian Struggle for Mount Sorrell , 2 June 1916 ” , in Col . BerndHorn , ed . Fortune Favours the Brave : Tales of Courage and Tenacity in Canadian Military History . ( Toronto : Dundurn Press , 2009 ) , pp . 175 – 200 . “ WartimeMilitary Innovation and the Creation of Canada ’ s Defence Research Board ” , in Geoff Hayes ( ed . ) . Canada and the SecondWorld War : Essays in Honour of Terry Copp . ( Waterloo : Wilfrid LaurierUniversity Press , 2012 ) , pp . 199 – 218 . “ PrometheusBound : Canada ’ s Defence Space Program in the Year 2025 ” , in Jack L . Granatstein ( ed . ) . The Canadian Forces in 2025 : Prospects and Problems . ( Victoria , BC : Friesen Press , 2013 ) , pp . 107 – 134 . Select Articles . " A Lesson in Success : The Calonne Trench Raid , 17 January 1917 " " Canadian Military History " Vol . 8 No . 2 ( Spring 1999 ) , pp . 25 – 34 Link to Article " Is the Sky Falling ? Canada ' s Defence Space Program at the Crossroads " , " Vol . 1 No . 2 ( Summer 2000 ) , pp . 51 - 58 Link to Article " Chasing the Silver Bullet : The Evolution of Capability Development in the Canadian Army " " Canadian Military Journal " Vol . 8 No . 1 ( Spring 2007 ) , pp . 53 – 66 Link to Article “ From Gentleman Cadet to No Known Grave : The Life and Death of Lieutenant FranklinSharp Rankin , 1894 - 1916 ” , The CanadianAir Force Journal , Vol . 1 : 3 ( Fall 2008 ) , pp . 11 – 19 . ( With Major Alex Ruff ) “ Forging Land Forces for the Army of Tomorrow : The Battlegroup2021 Study ” , The Canadian Army Journal , Vol . 11 : 3 ( Fall 2008 ) , pp . 11 – 19 . “ A Force of Reason : Canada , Central America , and the Grupo de Observadores de la Naciones Unidaspara Centro America ( ONUCA ) , 1983 - 1992 ” , Canadian Military History , Vol . 17 : 2 ( Spring 2008 ) , pp . 5 – 20 . “ Canadian Soldiers in West African Conflicts , 1885 - 1905 ” , Canadian Military History , Vol . 17 : 1 ( Winter2008 ) , pp . 21 – 36 . “ The Royal Military College of Canada and the Education of Officers for the Great War ” , Canadian Military History , Vol . 18 No . 4 ( Autumn 2009 ) , pp . 17 – 31 . “ For King , Queen , and Empire : Canadians Recruited into the British Army , 1858 - 1944 ” , Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research . Vol . 87 No . 350 ( Summer 2009 ) , pp . 135 – 149 . " Letting Clausewitz Go : The Lesson the Canadian Army Must Learn From Afghanistan " " Canadian Military Journal " Vol . 10 No . 3 ( 2010 ) , pp . 53 – 58 Link to Article “ Allies in Orbit : Files From the RCAF ’ s Cold War Space Program ” , Air Force Magazine . Vol . 37 No . 1 ( 2013 ) , pp . 32 – 37 . References . 1 . Canadian Army Journal .