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Book Description Condition: Very Good. Revised and Updated. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 48530770-6
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Minor shelf wear to book and dust jacket. Owner stamp and label on front end papers. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. Index. xiii, 311 pp. Seller Inventory # 045999
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 2nd Edition. An unused and unread copy owned by the DND with ownership markings on text block-Book is tight and clean.Is Canada really a peaceable kingdom with an unmilitary people? Desmond Morton says no. This is a country that has been shaped, divided, and transformed by war there is no greater influence in Canadian history, recent or remote. Through the Cold War, the Gulf War, and after, Canadians had to make difficult decisions about defence and foreign policy, and these events have shaped the country, developing our industries, changing the role of women, realigning our political factions, and changing Canadas status in the world. Seller Inventory # 008892
Book Description Condition: very good. 2nd new, revised and updated edition. xiii,311pp. Octavo in dark blue cloth with original gilt lettering, with blue illustrated dustjacket. Illustrated with plates from B/W photos, drawings. 2mm closed tear in cloth near bottom edge. Closed tear on front cover near spine. Blaack marker on bottom of text block. very good Desmond Morton challenges the commonly held notion that Canada has always been a "peacable kingdom" by reviewing our national history from it's little-explored military perspective. He argues that, in fact, Canada's origins lie in a "war-focused" and higly militarized colonial society. Seller Inventory # 125460