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British Generals in the War of 1812
Wesley B. Turner
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Description for British Generals in the War of 1812
Paperback. The Canadian people have faced crises of leadership, but never more seriously than during the War of 1812. Despite the many studies of this turbulent time, there are still controversies over traditional issues, one being the quality of leadership on both sides. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
In British Generals in the War of 1812 Wesley Turner takes a fresh look at five British Generals - Sir George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Roger Sheaffe, Baron Francis de Rottenburg, and Gordon Drummond - who held the highest civil and military command in the Canadas. He considers their formative experiences in the British Army and on active service in European and West Indian theatres and evaluates their roles in the context of North American conditions, which were very different from those of Europe. Turner answers questions about the quality of each general's leadership, particularly that of Isaac Brock, the ... Read more
In British Generals in the War of 1812 Wesley Turner takes a fresh look at five British Generals - Sir George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Roger Sheaffe, Baron Francis de Rottenburg, and Gordon Drummond - who held the highest civil and military command in the Canadas. He considers their formative experiences in the British Army and on active service in European and West Indian theatres and evaluates their roles in the context of North American conditions, which were very different from those of Europe. Turner answers questions about the quality of each general's leadership, particularly that of Isaac Brock, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773539310
SKU
V9780773539310
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About Wesley B. Turner
Wesley B. Turner, retired from the history department at Brock University, is the author of numerous books on the War of 1812 including The Astonishing General: Sir Isaac Brock in Canada (2011). He lives in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Reviews for British Generals in the War of 1812
"[Turner] raises questions about [the generals'] leadership which have not hitherto been discussed, and he presents an argument about the advantages and disadvantages of combining military and civil power which throws new light on an old chapter of Canadian history." Jack Hyatt, Department of History, University of Western Ontario.