Chapter 2 The Old Brigade

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations Found in the Text ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction xv
6. Introduction: The Old Army 3
7. The Old Brigade 28
8. McMaughton: The God That Failed 53
9. Crerar: Ambition Realized 83
10. Tommy Burns: Problems of Personality 116
11. Simonds: Master of the Battlefield 145
12. Matthews and Hoffmeister: Militia Successes 179
13. Pope and Stuart: Soldiers and Politicians 204
14. The Absence of Francophone Generals 237
15. Conclusion 258
16. General Officers in the Second World War 269
17. Key Army Positions in Canada and Overseas 272
18. Army Officer Ranks 274
19. Notes 275
20. Selected List of Primary Sources 354
21. Index 361