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019 _a(OCoLC)1114966748
020 _a9781487503529
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020 _a9781487518103
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024 7 _a10.3138/9781487518103
_2doi
035 _a(DE-B1597)9781487518103
035 _a(DE-B1597)536659
035 _a(OCoLC)1113866020
040 _aDE-B1597
_beng
_cDE-B1597
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050 4 _aU444.T67
_bM34 2019
072 7 _aHIS027160
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082 0 4 _a355.0071/1713541
_223
084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aMcGeer, Eric
_eautore
245 1 0 _aVarsity's Soldiers :
_bThe University of Toronto Contingent of the Canadian Officers’ Training Corps, 1914−1968 /
_cEric McGeer.
264 1 _aToronto :
_bUniversity of Toronto Press,
_c[2019]
264 4 _c©2019
300 _a1 online resource (384 p.)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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490 0 _aThe Canadian Experience of War
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tAbbreviations --
_tCommanding Officers --
_tIntroduction --
_tChapter 1. “Old K”: The University Rifle Company and Its Legacy, 1861–1914 --
_tChapter 2. Born and Raised in War: The University of Toronto Contingent, 1914–1919 --
_tChapter 3. Soldiering on in Peacetime: The University of Toronto Contingent, 1919–1939 --
_tChapter 4. “The Child of the Last War”: The University of Toronto Contingent, 1939–1945 --
_tChapter 5. A Vital Link: The University of Toronto Contingent, 1945–1968 --
_tNotes --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
_fonline access with authorization
_2star
520 _aThe role of Canadian universities in selecting and training officers for the armed forces is an important yet overlooked chapter in the history of higher education in Canada. For more than fifty years, the University of Toronto supported the largest and most active contingent of the Canadian Officers Training Corps (COTC), which sent thousands of officer candidates into the regular and reserve forces. Based on the rich fund of documents housed in the university archives, Varsity’s Soldiers offers the first full-length history of military training in Toronto. Beginning with the formation of a student rifle company in 1861, and focussing on the story of the COTC from 1914 to 1968, author Eric McGeer seeks to enlarge appreciation of the university’s remarkable contribution to the defence of Canada, the place of military education in an academic setting, and the experience of the students who embodied the ideal of service to alma mater and to country.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2023)
650 0 _aEducation, Higher
_zOntario
_zToronto
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aMilitary education
_zOntario
_zToronto
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Military / Canada.
_2bisacsh
653 _aCanada.
653 _aUniversity of Toronto.
653 _aacademic environment.
653 _aleadership.
653 _amilitary.
653 _aofficer selection and training.
653 _aservice before self.
653 _astudent life and attitudes.
653 _atraining.
653 _auniversity at war.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.3138/9781487518103
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781487518103
856 4 2 _3Cover
_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781487518103/original
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