Master Corporal / Corporal: Commander Canadian Army’s Reading List

 Canadian Title

Advancing with Purpose:
The Canadian Army Modernization Strategy

Effective armies are dynamic in nature, constantly evolving and adapting to meet the demands posed by their adversaries and their operating context. History is replete with myriad examples of both successes and failures in this regard. We ignore the need to modernize at our peril.

The purpose of The Canadian Army Modernization Strategy is to ensure the Army is positioned to address the numerous challenges in our turbulent security environment. 

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 Canadian Title

The Canadian Rangers:
A Living History
by P. Whitney Lackenbauer

Argues that the relatively inexpensive Ranger organization had permitted Canada to “show the flag” from coast to coast to coast, that it has established a good foundation for common understanding between the country and Aboriginal peoples.

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Starship Troopers

The Controversial Classic of Military Adventure

by Robert A. Heinlein

A classic fiction novel with many insights into government, citizen and future warfare.

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Ces guerres qui nous attendent 2030-2060
by Collectif

An engrossing voyage through the eyes of intellectuals and science fiction writers to imagine possible conflicts in the 2030-2060 window to include pirate nations, neural implant hacking, emergence of alternative realities, and cognitive wars driven by mass disinformation.

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 Canadian Title

Unflinching:
The Making of a Canadian Sniper
by Jody Mitic

A motivational memoir by a Canadian soldier who demonstrated tremendous resilience in the face of wounds received while fighting in Afghanistan.

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