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Canada's RMC : A History of the Royal Military College /

A little less than a hundred years ago Alexander Mackenzie founded the Royal Military College of Canada and ever since it has been producing leaders for this country. From its inception it has been distinctive among military colleges and academies for two reasons: it was the first to be established...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Preston, Richard A. (Autor, Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
Colección:Heritage
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • FOREWORD
  • PREFACE
  • BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
  • CONTENTS
  • 1. WHY THE COLLEGE WAS FOUNDED
  • 2. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MILITARY COLLEGE IN KINGSTON
  • 3. COLONEL HEWETT AND THE OLD EIGHTEEN, 1876-1880
  • 4. THE RIDOUT ROW AND AFTER, 1880-1886
  • 5. MARKING TIME UNDER OLIVER AND CAMERON, 1886-1891
  • 6. POLITICS "RECRUITING" AND DECLINE, 1891-1896
  • 7. KITSON'S REFORMS, 1896-1901
  • 8. THE EVE OF WAR, 1901-1914
  • 9. TESTED IN WAR, 1914-1919
  • 10. RESTORED IN PEACE, 1919-1930
  • 11. CURRICULUM REVISION AND MORE RECRUITING, 1930-1939
  • 12. THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
  • 13. THE STRUGGLE TO RE-OPEN, 1942-1948
  • 14. THE CANADIAN SERVICES COLLEGES, 1948-1962
  • REFERENCES
  • APPENDICES
  • INDEX