Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles in Canada, Province by Province, Volume 1 New Brunswick

Product Description


This book is an informative and detailed synopsis of the carefully preserved and restored armoured fighting vehicles on display in New Brunswick. Soldiers from this Atlantic province have used them as tools of war at home and overseas. The descriptions of Canadian armour on display here illustrate that illustrate their efficiency and effectiveness has evolved to a significant level, and that military planners have had to be continuously creative in adapting to the changes in modern combat. They had to devise many intricate techniques, tactics, and procedures to overcome the insurgents and opposition forces faced in overseas missions where Canadian armour has been or will be brought into play. This guidebook is intended to show the interested researcher where to find examples of historical armour preserved in New Brunswick. It should also serve as a window on how Canada's military contribution to safety and security in the world has evolved.


About the Author


Major (Retired) Harold A. Skaarup served with the Canadian Forces as an Army Intelligence Officer, retiring in August 2011. During his 40 years of service, he was a member of the Canadian Airborne Regiment and served three tours with the Canadian Forces Parachute Demonstration Team The Sky Hawks. He served overseas as an Intelligence Officer with HQ CFE and 4 CMBG in Lahr, Germany, and with NORAD in Colorado Springs. He has been on operational deployments with the UN in Nicosia, Cyprus, with SFOR in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and with ISAF's KMNB in Kabul, Afghanistan. He served as an instructor at the Combat Training Centre, CFB Gagetown, and at the Intelligence Training Schools at CFB Borden and CFB Kingston. He earned his Master's degree in War Studies through the Royal Military College and has authored a number of books on military history.