A Peculiar Kind of Politics: Canada's Overseas Ministry in the First World War

by Desmond Morton

The First Contingent left Canada in September 1914, destined to become an integral part of the British Army. When the Canadian Corps returned in 1919, it was part of a Canadian Army, commanded by Canadians and controlled by Ottawa. That transformation reflected the real emergence of Canada from colonial status to the role of a junior but sovereign ally. In this book, Desmond Morton shows that the change was not easy and that most of the difficulties...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148757892X
• ISBN13: 9781487578923
• Release Date: December 1982
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"