In the final analysis, the Canadian military experience has been integral to creating the advanced, affluent, and vibrant nation that exists today. This collection of essays, written by such noted historians and authors as Douglas Delaney, Stephen J. Harris, Ronald Haycock, Michael Hennessy, Bernd Horn, and Sean Maloney, spans the entirety of the Canadian military experience and underlines the reality that the government has consistently used its armed forces to achieve political purpose. More often than not, the "Canadian way of war" has been a direct reflection of circumstance and political will.
Lieutenant-Colonel Bernd Horn is the Commanding Officer of the First Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment. He is the honorary historian for both the Canadian Airborne Forces Museum and the Airborne Regiment Association of Canada. His previous Dundurn books include Warrior Chiefs: Perspectives on Senior Canadian Military Leaders and Paras vs the Reich: Canada's Paratroopers at War, 1942-1945.