"Of Pure European Descent and of the White Race": Recruitment Policy and Aboriginal Canadians, 1939-1945

Compares the policies of the three military branches, from the Royal Navy's blatantly racist policy of maintaining the "colour line", to barriers to enlisting in the RCAF due to physical and educational standards and resistance on the part of some army recruiters despite official army policy.
Author/Creator
R. Scott Sheffield
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
Canadian Military History, vol. 5, no. 1, Spring, 1996, pp. 8-15
Publication Date
1996
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Resource Type
Articles -- General
Format
Text -- PDF
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