On War: Exploring why and how we fight

In On War: Exploring Why and How We Fight, late senior staff writer at Legion Magazine, Stephen J. Thorne, drew on historical sources, veterans’ accounts, and his own experiences as a war correspondent and photojournalist to explore conflict and war from multiple perspectives. Illustrated with some of the most profound conflict photography ever shot, On War is a unique and compelling read.

252 pages

Hard cover, perfect bound, full colour

8-9/16” x 10-1/8”

English language

Publisher: Canvet Publications Ltd.

ISBN: 9781068948305

 

Testimonials

This book, by one of Canada’s most experienced conflict journalists, reveals deep insight into the country’s military history and contemporary security issues. Written with crisp observations, probing investigative reporting, and evident sympathy for the men and women who have served in times of war, Thorne offers new and challenging perspectives on how history infuses and informs our modern, dangerous world.

—Tim Cook, Vimy: The Battle and the Legend and The Good Allies: How Canada and the United States Fought Together to Defeat Fascism during the Second World War

 

With exceptional clarity of vision, remarkable detail, compassion, and sensitivity, Thorne carries the reader through the various conflicts that shaped public discourse owing to the brave journalists who reported on them. A towering achievement. Thorne’s legion fans will not be disappointed. 

—Stephen Mize, World War II archivist