Back To ListTen DecisionsCanada’s Best, Worst, and Most Far-Reaching Decisions of the Second World WarByLarry D. RosePublished October 2017Paperback$ 28.99Paperback$ 28.99ePub$ 14.99 Add to CartShop LocalDescriptionDetails the toughest decisions that shaped Canada's role in WWII, whose effects continue to this day.Why Canada went to war, defied Britain by organizing its own air force (and training over 100,000 cadets), pivoted to the U.S., and walked into a disaster in Dieppe.Presents the forgotten history of C.D. Howe, Canada's "Minister for Everything" whose wartime powers were almost unrivaled in Canada.How the Corvette, the "ugly little ship the Royal Canadian Navy didn't want," became an enduring symbol of victory against all odds in the Battle of the Atlantic.A new look at the key figures of the war, including William Lyon Mackenzie King, Guy Simonds, and Canada's leading commander, General Henry Crerar.Author is a seasoned journalist and popular military history writer, and has an ear for the vivid and an approachable style for the general reader or armchair historian.Of Related InterestMobilize!Larry D. RoseFor ValourGerald GliddonBomb GirlsBarbara DicksonA Most Ungentlemanly Way of WarColonel Bernd HornThe Avro ArrowPalmiro CampagnaReviews Well chosen, well argued, and well-written, Ten Decisions takes a fresh look at the key Canadian events of the Second World War. The crucial military and political struggles are laid out clearly and concisely, and both novices and experts will find much to consider.J.L. GranatsteinPreviousNextContributorsLarry D. RoseLarry D. Rose is the author of Mobilize!: Why Canada Was Unprepared for the Second World War. His articles have appeared in the Globe and Mail, the National Post, and other publications. He lives in Toronto.View Author Page Book DetailsPaperbackOctober 20176x9 in304 pp9781459738287ePubOctober 2017-304 pp9781459738294ePubOctober 2017-304 pp9781459738300