Bernd Horn - Böcker

Contrary to popular opinion, this nation has always consciously and consistently utilized military force to further its security, as well as its economic and political well-being. Despite the best of intentions to aid others, the reality is that m...

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French Canadians have a long, proud history of serving their nation. From the earliest beginnings, French Canadians assisted in carving out and defending the nascent country. They were critical as defenders and as allies against hostile Natives an...

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Special Operations Forces (SOF) have never been an integral element of Canadas military capability. Although units have existed periodically throughout the countrys history, they have always been in the shadows. However, the terrorist attack in th...

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Les Canadiens francais ont une longue et fiere tradition de service envers leur pays. Cette tradition est plus que manifeste au sein de la profession de armes. Deja du temps des premieres colonies, les Canadiens francais ont marque leur nouveau pa...

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Les Forces d'operations speciales (SOF) n'ont jamais fait partie integrante des capacites militaires du Canada. Des unites speciales ont certes existe a certaines periodes de notre histoire, mais elles ont toujours oeuvre dans l'ombre, a la limite...

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Command and leadership are very personal endeavours. The manner in which an individual commands others and exercises leadership speaks more to the character and personality of the individual in question than it does to the concept of command or le...

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Le commandement et le leadership sont des caracteristiques tres personnelles. La facon dont un militaire commande et fait preuve de leadership revele son caractere et sa personnalite plutot que de jeter la lumiere sur les concepts de commandement ...

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Exprime en toute simplicite, le leadership consiste a influencer les gens afin d'atteindre un quelconque objectif qui a de l'importance pour le chef, le groupe et l'organisation. C'est l'element humain qui permet aux chefs de diriger, de motiver e...

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Show No Fear is a collection of essays that captures the richness of Canadian military history. Although Canadians see their nation as a peaceable kingdom and themselves as an unmilitary people, the truth is that Canada has a proud military herita...

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Regimental histories are a virtual window to a nation. They provide insight into a country's culture, values, and martial spirit. But more specifically they tell the story of the men and women who fight their nation's wars. Created as an infantry ...

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Many Canadians see the role their country's military plays in Afghanistan as an anomaly. However, this assumption is far from the truth. As U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has commented, "Canadians are fierce fighters." Fortune ...

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Cette collection, qui regroupe des essais redigés par des officiers des Forces canadiennes et par d?éminents auteurs et universitaires canadiens, fait état de l?expérience canadienne unique et donne un aperçu des changements dont le commandem...

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Les Forces d?opérations spéciales (SOF) n?ont jamais fait partie intégrante des capacités militaires du Canada. Des unités spéciales ont certes existé ÿ certaines périodes de notre histoire, mais elles ont toujours oeuvré dans l?ombre, Ã...

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Top-ranking military officers and historians consider the changing role of special forces.

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Top-ranking military officers and historians consider the changing role of special forces.

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Top-ranking military officers and historians consider the future role of Special Forces.

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Top-ranking military officers and historians consider the future role of Special Forces.

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Special Operations Forces (SOF) have never been an integral element of Canada's military capability. Although units have existed periodically throughout the country's history, they have always been in the shadows. However, the terrorist attack in ...

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Ce sont les hommes qui ont dirigé notre nation en temps de guerre et en temps de paix. Au cours des deux grandes guerres, ces hommes ont fait preuve d?une force ÿ toute épreuve, qui a guidé nos troupes vers la victoire. Dans le cadre d?opérat...

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Les Canadiens francais ont une longue et fiäre tradition de service envers leur pays. Cette tradition est plus que manifeste au sein de la profession de armes. Déjÿ du temps des premiäres colonies, les Canadiens francais ont marqué leur nouve...

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French Canadians have a long, proud history of serving their nation. From the earliest beginnings, French Canadians assisted in carving out and defending the nascent country. They were critical as defenders and as allies against hostile Natives an...

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This meticulously researched book traces the development of airborne forces from their earliest mythology to their earth-shattering debut in the Second World War. More importantly, it reveals in exacting detail the story of Canada's paratroopers -...

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In the midst of the Second World War, the Germans introduced a new kind of warfare that had never been seen before, featuring a new kind of soldier: the paratrooper. The public and military alike were astonished by the feats of daring and martial ...

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Take a trip back in time to the chaos and destruction of the greatest invasion in military history, viewed through the lens of Canadian paratroopers. Men of Steel is the exciting story of some of Canada's toughest and most daring soldiers in the S...

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No Lack of Courage is the story of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Operation Medusa, the largely Canadian action in Afghanistan from 1 to 17 September 2006, to dislodge a heavily entrenched Taliban force in the Pashmul district of Afghani...

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No Lack of Courage is the story of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Operation Medusa, the largely Canadian action in Afghanistan from 1 to 17 September 2006, to dislodge a heavily entrenched Taliban force in the Pashmul district of Afghani...

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Canadian regimental histories are war stories that provide testimony to the feats of courage and tenacity of Canadians tested in combat or engaged in the sometimes tedious regimen of peace. These regimental histories speak to the collective milita...

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Canadian regimental histories are war stories that provide testimony to the feats of courage and tenacity of Canadians tested in combat or engaged in the sometimes tedious regimen of peace. These regimental histories speak to the collective milita...

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Canadian regimental histories are war stories that provide testimony to the feats of courage and tenacity of Canadians tested in combat or engaged in the sometimes tedious regimen of peace. These regimental histories speak to the collective milita...

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The savage struggle to take control of the North American wilderness during the epic Seven Years War (1756-63) between France and England is a gripping tale. As the two European powers battled each other for global economic, political and military...

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