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Winning the Second Battle : Canadian Veterans and the Return to Civilian Life 1915-1930 /
Desmond Morton and Glenn Wright point out that Canada was a leader among its allies in devising plans for the retraining of disabled soldiers. The story of that defeat, never told until now, reveals a great deal about Canadian government, pressure group, and politics in the interwar period.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
University of Toronto Press,
1987.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Morton, Desmond. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Winning the Second Battle : |b Canadian Veterans and the Return to Civilian Life 1915-1930 / |c Desmond Morton and Glenn Wright. |
| 264 | 1 | |a London : |b University of Toronto Press, |c 1987. | |
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| 264 | 4 | |c ©1987. | |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 VETERANS; The advent of war; Returned men; The veteran experience; Adjusting to crisis; 2 'A MOTHERLY TOUCH'; Providing enough beds; Patients deserving and undeserving; Retraining amid difficulties; The year of expansion; 3 AVOIDING THE 'PENSION EVIL'; Pension experience; Criticism, reform, and J.L. Todd; The pension commissioners; Growing pains and adjustment; 4 VOICES FROM THE RANKS; Returned soldiers' associations; The Great War veterans; Pensions and re-establishment; Veterans, aliens, and politics; 5 THE 'DEPARTMENT OF DEMOBILIZATION' | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Civilian or military?Soldiers' civil re-establishment; Restoring the disabled -- theory; When the fit return; 6 THE YEAR OF THE BONUS; Demobilization planning; Shipping problems; Soldier to civilian; Organization and a bonus; 'Flynnism' and Parliament; 7 RE-ESTABLISHMENT AND SETTLEMENT; Restoring the disabled -- practice; Re-establishing the disabled; Soldier settlement; The testing of success; 8 THE RALSTON COMMISSION; Pension principles and law; 'Tightening up'; Veterans aggrieved; Appraising re-establishment; 9 VETERANS' UNITY; Veterans of the world, unite; The year of amalgamation | |
| 505 | 0 | |a The canteen fundThe Canadian Legion; 10 THE DEPARTMENT OF PENSIONS AND NATIONAL HEALTH; Dwindling responsibility; Tribunals and appeals; The depression crisis; A time of memories; Statistical appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Picture credits; Index | |
| 520 | |a Desmond Morton and Glenn Wright point out that Canada was a leader among its allies in devising plans for the retraining of disabled soldiers. The story of that defeat, never told until now, reveals a great deal about Canadian government, pressure group, and politics in the interwar period. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
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| 650 | 7 | |a Disabled veterans. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00894659 | |
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| 650 | 7 | |a TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING |x Military Science. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a HISTORY |x Military |x Other. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Invalides de guerre |z Canada. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Anciens combattants |z Canada. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Disabled veterans |z Canada. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Veterans |z Canada. | |
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| 700 | 1 | |a Wright, Glenn T. | |
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