Brian Reid (historian)
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Brian Allan Reid | |
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| Born | November 20, 1939 Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Other work | Historian |
Brian A. Reid was born in Fort Erie, Ontario and presently resides in Ottawa, Ontario. He was a Canadian soldier and is a military historian.
Biography
Reid joined the
Lieutenant-Colonel
in 1994, was in the Joint Plans and Operations Staff at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa.
Reid has written a number of works on Canadian military history. His book NO HOLDING BACK: Operation TOTALIZE, Normandy, August 1944 has met with critical praise. John Marteinson, former editor of Canadian Military Journal and teacher at the Royal Military College of Canada wrote: "This book should be in the library of every student of Canadian military history."[1]
Selected bibliography
- No Holding Back: Operation Totalize, Normandy, August 1944
- Named by the Enemy: A History of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
- Our Little Army in the Field: The Canadians in South Africa
- Fighting For Canada: Seven Battles, 1758-1945 (chapters)
- More Fighting for Canada: Five Battles, 1760-1944 (chapters)
- RCHA - Right of the Line (co-author)
- Canada at War and Peace II: A Millennium of Military Heritage (contributor)
References
- ^ Book Review in Canadian Military Journal, Autumn 2005, pp. 98-100.