Building the Army's Backbone: Canadian Non-Commissioned Officers in the Second World War

by Andrew L. Brown

The remarkable story of how Canada built a corps of non-commissioned officers from scratch at the start of World War II.

When Canada declared war on Germany in 1939, its military comprised only about 4,000 active and 50,000 reserve personnel. Unable to function without a strong core of experienced noncommissioned officers, the military embarked on an ambitious recruitment and training regimen. Building the Army's Backbone details...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774866977
• ISBN13: 9780774866972
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"