{"product_id":"punching-above-our-weight-david-a-borys-9781459754126","title":"Punching Above Our Weight: The Canadian Military at War Since 1867","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Quick-paced, well-researched and well-illustrated, this is the first new history of Canada's armed forces in decades.\" -- J. L. Granatstein, author of \u003cem\u003eCanada's Army\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePunching Above Our Weight\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a riveting exploration spanning one hundred and fifty years of Canadian forces. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis photograph-rich history of 150 years of the Canadian military traces the evolution of the country's armed forces from a small, underfunded, poorly trained militia to the modern, effective military it is today. From the Red River Resistance and the Boer War through the world wars to modern peacekeeping and the long war in Afghanistan, David A. Borys details the conflicts and operations that Canadian soldiers have served in. He highlights the key battles, among them Amiens, the Scheldt Estuary, and Operation Medusa; the significant people, including Louis Riel, Arthur Currie, and Guy Simonds; and the decisive moments, such as the passing of conscription in August 1917, Canada's declaration of war in 1939, and the peacekeeping crises of the 1990s, that came to define the scope of Canada's participation in international conflicts and cement its global reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorys also explores the challenges that the Canadian nation and its military have faced over those years, including major cultural and demographic shifts, a continual struggle for resources from generally disinterested governments, battlefield failures, and notorious and shocking scandals, along with ever-changing global threats. \u003ci\u003ePunching Above Our Weight\u003c\/i\u003e brings to light a new perspective on the Canadian military and its place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Borys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459754123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459754126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 5.98w x 1.26d","brand":"David A. Borys","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46372598579455,"sku":"9781459754126","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1bc8d19-e5d5-41fb-af77-92c20919b7c4.jpg?v=1732726417","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/punching-above-our-weight-david-a-borys-9781459754126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}