| Description |
1 online resource (365 pages) : illustrations, portraits. |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Series |
Studies in Canadian military history, 1499-6251
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Canadian ideas of the citizen soldier -- A military spirit in Canada, 1896-98 -- An army for empire, 1898-1901 -- "Don't call me Tommy," 1901-04 -- "Who are you going to fight?" 1905-1908 -- Continental commitments, 1909-11 -- Involuntary action, 1911-1914 -- War and citizenship, 1914-17 -- Victory and vindication, 1918-21 -- A citizen's duty in "Canada's Century" -- Appendices. Total Canadian militia expenditures, 1894-1922 ; Canadian militia establishment and numbers trained, 1895-1914 ; Membership in military and civilian rifle associations, 1903-1914 ; Membership in school cadet corps, 1908-14 ; Compulsory vs. voluntary service : costs and results. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Sociology, Military -- Canada.
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Canada -- History, Military.
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Canada -- Militia -- History.
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Canada -- Armed Forces -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wood, James A. Militia myths : ideas of the Canadian citizen soldier, 1896-1921. Vancouver : UBC Press, [2010] xii, 350 pages ; 24 cm. Studies in Canadian military history, 9780774817660 (OCoLC)ocn473375581 (DLC)10831352 |
| ISBN |
9780774817660 (pbk) |
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9780774817653 (acid-free paper) |
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0774817658 (acid-free paper) |
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9780774817677 (electronic bk.) |
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