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Desmond Morton (historian)

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Morton's widow Gael Eakin, to whom he was married for 20 years, announced that he died on September 4, 2019, six days short of his 82nd birthday.
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was a nation-building experience. For some, then and later, it symbolized the fact that the Great War was also Canada's war of independence".
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Winning the Second Battle: Canadian Veterans and the Return to Civilian Life, 1915–30
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To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College Since the Second World War
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Morton was the author of over thirty-five books on Canada, including the popular
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A Peculiar Kind of Politics: Canada's Overseas Ministry in the First World War
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The Supreme Penalty: Canadian Deaths by Firing Squad in the First World War
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Working People: An Illustrated History of the Canadian Labour Movement
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Desmond Morton, historian and McGill University professor, dead at 81
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Before beginning his teaching career, Morton served as an advisor to
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Ministers and Generals: Politics and the Canadian Militia, 1868–1904
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When Your Number's Up: The Canadian Soldier in the First World War
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The United Nations: Its History and the Canadians Who Shaped It
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Marching to Armageddon: Canadians and the Great War 1914–1919,
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Silent Battle: Canadian Prisoners of War in Germany, 1914–1919
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and political advisor who specialized in the history of the
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Shaping a Nation: A Short History of Canada's Constitution
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Authority and Policy in the Canadian Militia, 1868–1904
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A Military History of Canada: From Champlain to Kosovo
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Bloody Victory: Canadians and the D-Day Campaign 1944
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Towards Tomorrow: Canada in a Changing World History
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The New Democrats 1961–1986: The Politics of Change
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After the success of the famous 1964 NDP 1468:Academic staff of the University of Toronto 1241:"CHA Presidents and Presidential Addresses" 1348: 1143: 1141: 1139: 1196: 909:Victory 1945: Canadians from War to Peace 1508:20th-century Canadian military personnel 1473:Royal Military College Saint-Jean alumni 1413:Alumni of the London School of Economics 1153:McGill Institute for the Study of Canada 1463:Royal Military College of Canada alumni 1177: 1136: 413:of 8 Wing of the Canadian Air Force at 130: 1967; died 1990) 1448:Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada 1395: 903:Our Canada: The Heritage of Her People 622:Mayor Howland: The Citizens' Candidate 1115: 531:fellow of the Royal Society of Canada 444:. Prior to that, he was Principal of 401:. He received his doctorate from the 1258: 487:, and other party leaders to oppose 1453:Academic staff of McGill University 1095:Volume 92, Number 4, December 2011 13: 1299:. Governor General of Canada. 2011 1149:"MISC Instructors: Desmond Morton" 539: 391:Collège militaire royal de St-Jean 364: 14: 1519: 1433:Canadian male non-fiction writers 1326: 1286: 550:Histoire sociale / Social History 1503:21st-century Canadian historians 1423:20th-century Canadian historians 395:Royal Military College of Canada 181:Royal Military College of Canada 1493:Military personnel from Calgary 1458:Officers of the Order of Canada 1297:It's an Honour, Order of Canada 777:, (1987) (with Glenn T. Wright) 618:79, no. 2 (Autumn 1972): 345–52 454:Canadian Historical Association 389:, Morton was a graduate of the 369:Born on September 10, 1937, in 145: 127: 1384:Desmond Morton archival papers 1311: 1273: 1233: 1171: 1109: 1093:The Canadian Historical Review 1041:Understanding Canadian Defence 983:Understanding Canadian Defence 666:61, no. 3 (Sept. 1980): 334–60 577:52, no. 4 (Dec. 1970): 407–25. 16:Canadian historian (1937–2019) 1: 1215:History and Classical Studies 1102: 1023:Canada and the Two World Wars 969:Canada: A Millennium Portrait 475:, Morton wrote and published 1428:Canadian military historians 1375:How to use archival material 1269:. 21 April 1971. p. 10. 1178:Preston, Richard A. (1991). 816:A Military History of Canada 724:Years of Conflict: 1911–1921 469:Ontario New Democratic Party 405:. He spent ten years in the 7: 643:The Queen Versus Louis Riel 568:5, no. 3 (Aug. 1970): 28–39 565:Journal of Canadian Studies 419:Canadian Forces' Decoration 353:(1937–2019) was a Canadian 10: 1524: 664:Canadian Historical Review 574:Canadian Historical Review 399:London School of Economics 338:Desmond Dillon Paul Morton 191:London School of Economics 50:Desmond Dillon Paul Morton 1357: 1342: 1116:Evory, Ann (April 1978). 989:A Short History of Canada 628:The Canadian General Sir 504:A Short History of Canada 497:Progressive Conservatives 417:in 2002. He received the 331: 317: 309: 299: 294: 290: 286: 282: 269:Erindale College, Toronto 261: 235: 227: 222: 212: 199: 171: 166: 162: 158: 108: 98: 75: 45: 23: 1438:Canadian Rhodes Scholars 927:Wheels:The Car in Canada 657:Critical Years 1857–1873 529:. Morton was elected a 428:Professor of History at 379:Sir William Dillon Otter 833:Morgentaler vs Borowski 756:(rev. 1984, 1990, 2003) 552:3 (June 1969): 32–50, 1488:Canadian Army officers 1078:(Ticket for the Front) 941:Who Speaks for Canada? 637:NDP The Dream of Power 905:0-8886-6643-8, (1996) 600:with R.H. Roy, eds., 516:When Your Number's Up 506:. In 1994 he won the 473:Riverdale by-election 450:University of Toronto 387:Keble College, Oxford 310:Years of service 186:Keble College, Oxford 1483:Writers from Calgary 1478:Historians of Canada 1363:Desmond Morton fonds 1119:Contemporary Authors 1075:Billet Pour le Front 670:Rebellions in Canada 465:New Democratic Party 403:University of London 103:New Democratic Party 1443:Canadian socialists 477:The Riverdale Story 167:Academic background 1418:Canadian Anglicans 1159:on 31 October 2011 730:New France and War 442:professor emeritus 60:September 10, 1937 1380: 1379: 1369: 1368: 1221:on 14 August 2014 1189:978-0-7766-0327-8 1088:, (2005) (French) 921:J. L. Granatstein 809:J. L. Granatstein 614:Queen’s Quarterly 606:Champlain Society 508:C.P. 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New Democratic Party
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Royal Military College of Canada
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Canadian history
military history
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Canadian Army
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