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Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King, and Canada’s World Wars
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Two portraits flank the doors leading into Canada’s House of Commons: those of Sir Robert Borden and William Lyon Mackenzie King. But it is the plaques that are of particular interest. Borden’s caption reads: “World War I War Leader, 1914–1918,” and King’s caption is similar: “World War II War Leader, 1939–1945.” No other dates are given. Defining Borden by his wartime leadership makes sense, since he did little of note before the war, but the same does not ring true for King, Canada’s longest-serving prime minister. Yet for both, world wars shaped their careers and legacies. They ushered in massive government changes: income tax, health care, and conscription; changes to society through industrialization, enfranchisement, and patriotic unpaid labour; and they raised enormous armed forces from a civilian base. Warlords is a fast-paced narrative that humanizes the war effort through the eyes of these prime ministers. By creating this unique double portrait, the award-winning Tim Cook describes the challenges faced by two politicians in extreme circumstances and offers an invaluable perspective of war and war leaders.
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| Weight | 0.44 kg |
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| Dimensions | 3.28 × 13.47 × 20.93 cm |
| PubliCanadation City/Country | Canada |
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| Pages | 512 |
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| Year Published | 2013-10-22 |
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| ISBN 10 | 0143177788 |
| About The Author | TIM COOK is Chief Historian and Director of Research at the Canadian War Museum. His bestselling books have won multiple awards, including three Ottawa Book Awards for Literary Non-Fiction and two C.P. Stacey Awards for the best book in Canadian military history. In 2008 he won the J.W. Dafoe Prize for At the Sharp End and again in 2018 for Vimy: The Battle and the Legend. Shock Troops won the 2009 RBC Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. Cook is a frequent commentator in the media, and a member of the Royal Society of Canada and the Order of Canada. |
"With confidence, flair, and dry wit—and enough biographical and historical context to give texture to the men and their times—Cook resolves that Borden and King truly were warlords, though of a particularly Canadian kind." —Quill & Quire“[A] richly detailed, fast-paced book … in his analysis of Borden and King as wartime leaders, [Cook] points out their strengths and weaknesses and does so in as entertaining a way possible, considering the wartime settings.” —Ottawa Citizen“Cook keeps the story moving, making it a great read for historians, people interested in wartime Canada, and for those who love books with strong, complex and interesting characters." —Ottawa Magazine“Warlords … is the latest tour-de-force by Tim Cook, Canada’s foremost Great War historian.” — Charlotte Gray, The Globe and Mail |
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