Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Maps xvii
7. 1. The Militia Myth: Canadian Arms to Confederation 1
8. 2. Making an Army: Beginnings 23
9. 3. A Militia under Arms: Sam Hughes’s Army 50
10. 4. Becoming Professional: Arthur Currie’s Army 90
11. 5. Losing Professionalism: The Interwar Years 151
12. 6. McNaughton’s Army: The Long Wait 180
13. 7. Into Battle: Sicily and Italy, July 1943–June 1944 218
14. 8. Into Battle: Northwest Europe and Italy, June 1944–May 1945 253
15. 9. The Professional Army, 1945–1968 306
16. 10. Professionalism under Siege, 1968–2001 362
17. 11. Afghanistan and the Remaking of the Army 412
18. 12. Conclusion 452
19. Notes 465
20. A Selected Bibliography of Secondary Sources 535
21. Illustration Credits 545
22. Index 547