Biography & Autobiography Military
Leading from the Front
The War Memoirs of Harry Pope
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press|Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2002
- Category
- Military, Canada, Personal Memoirs
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780968875025
- Publish Date
- Aug 2002
- List Price
- $19.99
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Harry Pope was a prominent soldier, NDP Party organizer, and economist. Leading from the Front is the only memoir to provide an inside look at the Canadian campaign in both Italy (1943—45) and the Korean War.
Published by the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies and distributed by Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
About the authors
DAVID J. BERCUSON has written, co-authored or edited over 30 popular and academic books, including One Christmas in Washington, The Patricias,The Destruction of the Bismarck and Blood on the Hills. He is a regular commentator for television and radio, and has written for The Globe and Mail, the Calgary Herald, the National Post and the Toronto Star, among many other newspapers. Since 1997, he has been director of the Centre of Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary. He is Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the 33 Field Engineer Squadron, a Land Force Reserve military engineer unit of the Canadian Forces. Bercuson lives in Calgary.
David Bercuson is a professor of history and director of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary. He is a regular contributor to CBC’s The National, and the author of numerous books, including One Christmas in Washington (2005).
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