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