The politics of command : Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton and the Canadian army, 1939-1943 /

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In December 1943, Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton resigned from command of the 1st Canadian Army amidst criticism of his poor generalship and of his abrasive personality. Despite McNaughton's importance to the Canadian Army during the first four years of the Second World War, little has be...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rickard, John Nelson, 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2010
Subjects:
McNaughton, A. G. L. > (Andrew George Latta), > 1887-1966 > Military leadership.
McNaughton, A. G. L > (Andrew George Latta), > 1887-1966 > military leadership
McNaughton, A. G. L. > (Andrew George Latta), > 1887-1966
Canada. > Canadian Army. > Canadian Infantry Division, 1st > History.
Canada. > Canadian Army > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Canada. > Canadian Army > Officers > Biography.
Canada > Canadian Army. > Canadian Infantry Division, 1st > history
Canada > Canadian Army > history > World War, 1939-1945
Canada > Canadian Army > officers
Canada. > Canadian Army
Canada. > Canadian Army. > Canadian Infantry Division, 1st
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Canada > Biography.
Generals > Canada > Biography.
Command of troops.
World War II
Warfare
Military Personnel
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Canada > Biographies.
Généraux > Canada > Biographies.
Commandement des troupes.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Military.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Armed Forces > Officers
Command of troops
Generals
Canada
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part One: The Making of Andy McNaughton
  • Early Life and the Crucible of the First World War
  • The Road to High Command
  • Part Two: The Problem of Deploying the Army
  • A Willingness to Fight, 1940-1941
  • From ROUNDUP to TORCH
  • Practical Operations of War
  • Part Three: McNaughton as Military Commander and Trainer
  • The Difficulty of Training in 1940
  • The Politics of Training
  • Enter Montgomery
  • Exercise SPARTAN
  • The Long Shadow of SPARTAN
  • Part Four: The End of an Idea
  • The Sicily Incident
  • Broken Dagger: A Corps in Italy
  • The Final Months of McNaughton's Command
  • Epilogue
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices.

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