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John R. Grodzinski

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Website : Royal Military College of Canada

BIOGRAPHY

John R. Grodzinski served as a history professor at The Royal Military College of Canada. His subjects of expertise included Canadian Military History, Canadian History, Military History and Strategic Thought, and North American Colonial Warfare. Grodzinski has authored numerous books and has contributed to the Canadian Encyclopedia.

Primary Contributions (1)

Fenian raids

Fenian raids, series of abortive armed incursions conducted by the Fenians, an Irish-nationalist secret society, from the United States into British Canada in the late 19th century. The unrealized aim of the quixotic raids was to conquer Canada and exchange it with Great Britain for Irish…

Publications (2)

Defender of Canada Sir George Prevost and the War of 1812 (2013)

By John R. Grodzinski

When war broke out between Great Britain and the United States in 1812, Sir George Prevost, captain general and governor in chief of British North America, was responsible for defending a group of North American colonies that stretched as far as the distance from Paris to Moscow. He also commanded one of the largest British overseas forces during the Napoleonic Wars. Defender of Canada, the first book-length examination of Prevost’s career, offers a reinterpretation of the general’s military...

The War of 1812 An Annotated Bibliography (2008)

By John R. Grodzinski

John R. Grodzinski’s volume in the Routledge Research Guides to American Military Studies covers the origins of the War of 1812 - the major post-revolutionary conflict fought between the United States and the British Empire - providing a general overview of the significant battles that occurred at sea and in the area of the present-day Great Lakes and U.S.-Canadian border. The key features of this research guide are the bibliographical elements, namely lists of published books, articles, and on-line...