"Granatstein is, without doubt, one of Canada’s pre-eminent military historians ... [Should any] Canadian wish to become functionally knowledgable about our army, this book is an excellent place to start."
Steven Dieter, The Globe and Mail
"[An] immensely readable tour de force through the political and battlefield swamps of army history."
Ron Lowman, Toronto Star
"Everyone who cares for and about Canada's army will be pleased with Granatstein’s superb book."
Major Michael McNorgan, Canadian Military Journal
"Granatstein weaves a masterful story that covers more than 150 years of military history in this work of original research and synthesis. This is the best book ever written about Canada’s army."
Tim Cook, author of Vimy: the Battle and the Legend and The Fight for History: 75 Years of Forgetting, Remembering and Remaking Canada’s Second World War
"Granatstein’s history of Canada’s army is once again fully up to date and revised based on the latest scholarship. It remains vintage Granatstein: clear, concise, reflective, and well researched, with a sharply critical eye on the nexus between preparedness and politics."
Marc Milner, Professor Emeritus of History, University of New Brunswick
"Since its original publication this book has been the definitive history of the Canadian Army. It is readable, authoritative, and now completely up to date."
David J. Bercuson, Director Emeritus of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary