The Insubordinate and the Noncompliant

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The Insubordinate and the Noncompliant

Case Studies of Canadian Mutiny and Disobedience, 1920 to Present

Edited by Howard Coombs

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978-1-55002-764-8
March 2008
448pp, Paperback
$49.95 CAD

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“Like the other learned authors in this book, Horn dissects the underlying causes of events by looking at them from the perspective of those who are not in authority…a perspective on military leadership that is seldom considered: the view from below.” Airforce Magazine, Summer 2008

The Unwilling and the Reluctant: Theoretical Perspectives on Disobedience in the Military and The Apathetic and the Defiant: Case Studies of Canadian Mutiny and Disobedience, 1812-1919 are the first two volumes in a series devoted to disobedience issues in the Canadian military. Now with The Insubordinate and the Noncompliant, the trilogy is complete.

Military leadership has both formal and informal dimensions. The formal leadership of any organization must ensure that it minimizes the divergence between institutional aims and the actions of informal leaders. When this separation occurs, the result is sometimes mutiny. These incidents of insubordination and noncompliance represent a form of dialogue between military personnel and their leadership. The Insubordinate and the Noncompliant offers a perspective on the Canadian experience with military mutiny in the twentieth century in an effort to provide relevant lessons for today.