Product Description: Lt. Col. J. Laurence (Laurie) Black (1900–1992) graduated from RMC in 1921 and began his career as a reserve officer with the 8th Hussars (NB). He went active and overseas as second-in-command of the regiment in 1941. As a result of a family tragedy, he took what he thought was a temporary transfer back to Canada in 1942...read more

Product Description: The barren and bleak Aleutian Islands were a mostly forgotten extension of the Northwest Territory until World War II. Purchased in 1867 through the efforts of Secretary of State William H. Seward, American ownership of Alaska and the Aleutian chain were perceived as a means to project American dominance in the Pacific...read more

Product Description: The Aleutian Islands, a mostly forgotten portion of the United States on the southwest coast of Alaska, have often assumed a key role in American military strategy. W.H. Seward believed that acquiring Alaska would permit America to dominate the Pacific...read more

Product Description: In the turbulent years before World War II, U.S. strategic planners struggled with the question of Canadian security. Franklin Roosevelt took a unique interest in America's northern neighbor and persistently encouraged Canada to do more to ensure its own defense especially through alliance with the U...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)