Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xiii
5. Abbreviations xxi
6. Maps xxv
7. Map Credits xliv
8. 1. Hamilton Roots 1
9. 2. Baptism of Fire 25
10. 3. The Killing Ground 46
11. 4. Learning the Game 69
12. 5. Stagnation 86
13. 6. The Politics of Preparedness 100
14. 7. Limited Liability War 118
15. 8. Chief of the General Staff 137
16. 9. Hong Kong and the Politics of Army Expansion 157
17. 10. Father of First Canadian Army 174
18. 11. Preparing 1st Canadian Corps 184
19. 12. Dieppe 198
20. 13. Replacing McNaughton 211
21. 14. Corps Command in Italy 226
22. 15. Taking Command of the Army 237
23. 16. First Canadian Army and Overlord 260
24. 17. The Normandy Campaign 283
25. 18. The Learning Curve: Totalize and Tractable 304
26. 19. Coalition Battles 321
27. 20. First Canadian Army and the Scheldt 337
28. 21. The Rhineland Offensive 360
29. 22. Veritable: Crerar’s Battle 381
30. 23. The Final Campaign 401
31. 24. Casting the Postwar Army 422
32. 25. Fading Away 442
33. Notes 467
34. Bibliography 543
35. Index 559