From Cold War to New Millennium: The History of The Royal Canadian Regiment, 1953-2008

by Bernd Horn

Overview

Canadian regimental histories are war stories that provide testimony to the feats of courage and tenacity of Canadians tested in combat or engaged in the sometimes tedious regimen of peace. These regimental histories speak to the collective military heritage and legacy of the country. They are, in fact, windows on our nation and ourselves. This volume, the companion to Establishing a Legacy, the first volume, provides a detailed account of The Royal Canadian Regiments story from 1953 to 2008.

The RCRs history after the Korean War paralleled the growth and evolution of Canada through dangerous and trying times, from the brink of nuclear Armageddon to a freefall of global destabilization, economic catastrophe, resurging global terrorism, and the birth of transnational terror networks. The RCR contributed to the victory in the Cold War, participated in the bitter stabilization campaigns of the 1990s in the former Yugoslavia, and fought and bled heavily in the reconstruction and counter-insurgency battle in Afghanistan.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459711136
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	05/27/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	424
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About the Author

Colonel Bernd Horn has filled key command appointments such as deputy commander Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, and officer commanding 3 Commando, the Canadian Airborne Regiment. He has authored, co-authored, edited, and co-edited more than 30 military books. Colonel Horn lives in Kingston, Ontario.

Colonel Bernd Horn is a retired Regular Force infantry officer and military educator. Dr. Horn has authored, co-authored, and edited more than forty books, including A Most Ungentlemanly Way of War: The SOE and the Canadian Connection and No Ordinary Men: Special Operations Forces Missions in Afghanistan. He lives in Kingston, Ontario.

Table of Contents

Foreword Major-General (Retired) Tom de Faye 9

Acknowledgements 13

Introduction 15

1 Defending the Bastion of Freedom and Democracy: The Beginning of the Cold War - the 1950s 23

2 An Era of Change: The 1960s 49

3 A Shift in Focus: Defence in the 1970s 85

4 The Last Hurrah: The End of the Cold War - 1980s 131

5 The New World Order: Entering the 1990s 167

6 Into the 1990s: The Decade of Darkness 207

7 The New Millennium: A World on Fire 249

8 A Return to Combat Duty: Operation Medusa 287

9 The Difficult War: Hard Service in Afghanistan 327

Conclusion 365

Appendix A Select Key Honorary and Regimental Appointments, 1953-2008 367

Appendix B Battle Honours 377

Notes 381

Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations 475

Selected Bibliography 483

About the Author 487

Index 489

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From the Publisher

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the ultimate Canadian military book, a great history lesson for all generations.

ON) Shelf Life (London

"From Cold War to New Millennium differs from other regimental histories. In fact it rises above the level of mere regimental events to provide an excellent tour de force of the wider history of the Canadian army covering the gamut of Cold War soldiering, the beginnings of traditional peacekeeping to today’s peacemaking, through defence of Canadian exercises to aid of the civil power."

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"From Cold War to New Millennium differs from other regimental histories. In fact it rises above the level of mere regimental events to provide an excellent tour de force of the wider history of the Canadian army covering the gamut of Cold War soldiering, the beginnings of traditional peacekeeping to today's peacemaking, through defence of Canadian exercises to aid of the civil power."

"From Cold War to New Millennium differs from other regimental histories. In fact it rises above the level of mere regimental events to provide an excellent tour de force of the wider history of the Canadian army covering the gamut of Cold War soldiering, the beginnings of traditional peacekeeping to today's peacemaking, through defence of Canadian exercises to aid of the civil power."-- "Chronicle Herald"

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the ultimate Canadian military book, a great history lesson for all generations.

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