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Filling the Ranks
Richard Holt
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Description for Filling the Ranks
Hardback. A groundbreaking work on the management of Canadian manpower in the First World War. Series: Carleton Library Series. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Manpower is the lifeblood of armies regardless of time or place. In the First World War, much of Canada's military effort went toward sustaining the Canadian Expeditionary Force, especially in France and Belgium. The job was not easy. The government and Department of Militia and Defence were tasked with recruiting and training hundreds of thousands of men, shipping them to England, and creating organizations on the continent meant to forward these men to their units. The first book to explore the issue of manpower in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Filling the Ranks examines the administrative and organizational changes that ... Read more
Manpower is the lifeblood of armies regardless of time or place. In the First World War, much of Canada's military effort went toward sustaining the Canadian Expeditionary Force, especially in France and Belgium. The job was not easy. The government and Department of Militia and Defence were tasked with recruiting and training hundreds of thousands of men, shipping them to England, and creating organizations on the continent meant to forward these men to their units. The first book to explore the issue of manpower in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Filling the Ranks examines the administrative and organizational changes that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Carleton Library Series
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773548770
SKU
V9780773548770
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Ref
99-15
About Richard Holt
Richard Holt is a retired lieutenant colonel of the Royal Canadian Regiment and an independent researcher and historian.
Reviews for Filling the Ranks
"An important study [tracing] the development of the Canadian Army during the First World War, from its militia roots and enlistment criteria through to the training of reinforcements. [It] adds a great deal of knowledge to our understanding of the conflict. A career soldier in the Canadian Army, Filling the Ranks is a testament to his dedication to history and ... Read more