The apathetic and the defiant : case studies of Canadian mutiny and disobedience, 1812 to 1919 by Mantle, Craig Leslie, 1977- instant download

The apathetic and the defiant : case studies of Canadian mutiny and disobedience, 1812 to 1919 by Mantle, Craig Leslie, 1977- instant download

496 pages : 23 cm, \"Canadian soldiers have served their country for centuries, and for the most part they have done so honourably and loyally. Yet, on certain occasions, their conduct has been anything but honourable. Whether by disobeying their legal orders, terrorizing the local population, or committing crimes in general, some soldiers have embodied the very antithesis of appropriate military conduct. Covering examples of unsavoury behaviour in the representatives of our military forces from the War of 1812 to the immediate aftermath of the First World War, The Apathetic and the Defiant reveals that disobedience and mutiny have marked all of the major conflicts in which Canada has participated. Canadian military indiscipline has long been overshadowed by the nation's victories and triumphs ... until now.\"--Dundurn Group desc, Issued also in French under title: Les apathiques et les rebelles, Co-published by Dundurn Group, Includes bibliographical references and index, \"Thepeople, from being tyrannically treated, would rejoice in being captured by the Americans\": mutiny and the Royal Navy during the War of 1812 / Martin Hubley and Thomas Malcomson -- Lincoln militia's War of 1812 / James W. Paxton -- Discontent in Upper Canada during the War of 1812 : the 2nd Leeds regiment of Gananoque / Howard G. Coombs -- Emboldened by bad behaviour : the conduct of the Canadiansrmy in the northwest, 1870 to 1873 / Jim Mckillip -- Bringing our heroes home resistance, disorder, riot, and \"mutiny\" smong Canada's South African warriors / Carman Miller -- Soldiers behaving badly : CEF soldier \"rioting\" in Canada during the First World War / P. Whitney Lackenbauer -- Polished leathers and gleaming steel : charges of mutiny in die Canadian army service corps at Bramshott Camp, England, November 1917 / Craig Leslie Mantle -- Military discipline, punishment, and leadership in the First World War : the case of the 2nd Canadian division / David Campbell -- For bully and…