Canadian Forces and Arctic Sovereignty: Debating Roles, Interests, and Requirements, 1968-1974

by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Peter Kikkert

Published by the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies

The role of the Canadian Forces in asserting sovereignty is often tied to the maxim that possession is nine-tenths of the law. Surveillance capability and boots on the ground are often tightly bound to Canada s credibility in defending its sovereignty. As talk of a polar race intensifies, and new concerns arise over the continental shelf, boundaries, pollution, melting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1926804007
• ISBN13: 9781926804002
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.8"