Monty and the Canadian Army /

General Bernard Law Montgomery, affectionately known as "Monty," exerted a more lasting military influence on the Canadian Army than any other Second World War commander. In 1942, he assumed responsibility for the exercise and training of Canadian formations in England, and by the end of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	English, John A. (John Alan) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, > Viscount, > 1887-1976 > Military leadership. Canada. > Canadian Army. Generals > Great Britain > Biography. World War, 1939-1945 > Canada.

Table of Contents:

The Germination of Generalship
Canadian Corps Legacy and Loss of Professionalism
Montgomery in Command of British Formations
Canada's Erratic March to War
Dagger Pointed at the Heart of Berlin
Inspecting the Canadian Corps
Military Godfather of the Canadian Army
Montgomery and Dieppe
Monty's Eighth Army and Canadians
Handling Canadians in Normandy
Cracking German Lines
First Canadian Army's Greatest Contribution to Allied Victory
Canadian Army Triumph
Canadian Army Monty Men.