Title The politics of command : Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton and the Canadian army, 1939-1943 / John Nelson Rickard

Published Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2010 (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2010)

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Description 1 online resource (xxviii, 366 pages) Contents Part One: The Making of Andy McNaughton -- Early Life and the Crucible of the First World War -- The Road to High Command -- Part Two: The Problem of Deploying the Army -- A Willingness to Fight, 1940-1941 -- From ROUNDUP to TORCH -- Practical Operations of War -- Part Three: McNaughton as Military Commander and Trainer -- The Difficulty of Training in 1940 -- The Politics of Training -- Enter Montgomery -- Exercise SPARTAN -- The Long Shadow of SPARTAN -- Part Four: The End of an Idea -- The Sicily Incident -- Broken Dagger: A Corps in Italy -- The Final Months of McNaughton's Command -- Epilogue -- Conclusion -- Appendices Summary In December 1943, Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton resigned from command of the 1st Canadian Army amidst criticism of his poor generalship and of his abrasive personality. Despite McNaughton's importance to the Canadian Army during the first four years of the Second World War, little has been written about the man himself or the circumstances of his resignation. In The Politics of Command, the first full-length study of the subject since 1969, John Nelson Rickard analyzes McNaughton's performance during exercise SPARTAN in March 1943 and assesses his relationships with key figures such as Sir Alan F. Brooke, Bernard Paget, and Harry Crerar. This detailed re-examination of McNaughton's command argues that the long-accepted reasons for his relief of duty require extensive modification. Based on a wide range of sources, The Politics of Command will redefine how military historians and all Canadians look not only at ";Andy"; McNaughton, but the Canadian Army as well Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes In English Subject McNaughton, A. G. L. (Andrew George Latta), 1887-1966 -- Military leadership SUBJECT McNaughton, A. G. L (Andrew George Latta), 1887-1966 -- military leadership McNaughton, A. G. L. (Andrew George Latta), 1887-1966 fast Subject Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Infantry Division, 1st -- History Canada. Canadian Army -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 Canada. Canadian Army -- Officers -- Biography SUBJECT Canada Canadian Army. Canadian Infantry Division, 1st -- history Canada Canadian Army -- history -- World War, 1939-1945 Canada Canadian Army -- officers Canada. Canadian Army fast Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Infantry Division, 1st fast Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Canada -- Biography Generals -- Canada -- Biography Command of troops. World War II Warfare Military Personnel BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Military. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. Armed Forces -- Officers Command of troops Generals SUBJECT Canada Subject Canada Genre/Form Biographies History Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781442686427 1442686421 9781442698901 144269890X

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