In Peace Prepared Innovation and Adaptation in Canada's Cold War Army
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Biografisk notat
Andrew B. Godefroy is a strategic analyst and historian with the Canadian Army, editor-in-chief of the Canadian Army Journal, and the author of Defence and Discovery: Canada's Military Space Program, 1945-74 (UBC Press, 2011).<p>… this is a book that matters, and it should be read widely. </p> - Galen Roger Perras, University of Ottawa (Canadian Historical Review) <p>…by stressing the evolution of Canadian Army strategic thinking and institutional development as well as what the Canadian Army did to be successful on the new conventional-nuclear battlefield during the first two decades of the Cold War, <i>In Peace Prepared </i>is a major addition to Canadian historiography. Written in a clear and compelling style, this work will appeal to academics and professional military personnel who wish to learn how big and complex is the task to plan, establish, build and manage a modern professional army.</p> - Caroline D'Amours, Royal Military College of Canada (Canadian Military History)
The Allies claimed victory at the end of the Second World War, but the United States' invention of the atomic bomb and its replication by the Soviet Union posed new dangers for all nations. In Peace Prepared examines what Canada's Cold War Army did to prepare for war – and why and how it did it.
Although a Third World War never happened, army officers supported by a large civilian defence workforce of scientists, engineers, and designers responded aggressively to the challenges presented by the possibility of nuclear attack. Through innovation and adaptation, they developed a collaborative and systematic approach to problem solving that not only played a significant role in the evolution of Canada's national force but also shaped how armies in the Western Alliance related to one another during the Cold War and beyond.
Preface
Introduction
1 Soldiers as Innovators: The Evolution of Army Combat Development
2 Shadow over Victory: From Occupation to Cold War Army, 1945-50
3 Going East and West: Combat Development in the Hot and Cold Wars, 1950-54
4 Ensuring Destruction: Designing the Tactical Nuclear Army, 1954-58
5 Atomic War Games: Combat Development through Simulation, 1958-64
6 Towards a Flexible Response: Creating a Post-Atomic Mobile Command, 1963-68
Conclusion
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index