Top 4 Books on Canada at War

1. Marching as to War

Pierre Berton looks at how the four wars of the first half of the 1900s transformed Canada. Anecdotes and a story-telling style bring history to life. Trade Paperback.

2. Canada's Army: Waging War and Keeping the Peace

This history tracks the Canadian army through 300 years. J.L. Granatstein, a leading Canadian historian, makes a strong argument for the need for a professional army in Canada, and the military spending that would require. Hardcover.

3. Blood on the Hills: The Canadian Army in the Korean War

An important book by David Bercuson. It is the first unofficial history of the ill-prepared Canadian ground combat support of UN forces in Korea. Trade Paperback.

4. The Lion, the Fox and the Eagle

Carol Off examines the role of two Canadian generals in Bosnia and Rwanda, and the Canadian judge who became Chief Prosecutor for related war crimes. Trade paperback.