John A. English
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John A. English is a former Canadian soldier and a military historian.
A native of Alberta, English served with the Calgary Highlanders regiment, eventually being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He was educated at Royal Roads, the Royal Military College, Duke University and Queen's University. He has been a professor of strategy at the U.S. Naval War College.
English has authored several books on the Canadian military, all receiving critical praise.
[edit] Selected Bibliography
- The Canadian Army and the Normandy Campaign: A Study of Failure in High Command
- Lament for an Army: The Decline of Canadian Military Professionalism
- A Perspective on Infantry
- Marching Through Chaos: The Descent of Armies in Theory and Practice
