Brian A. Reid was born in

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, lived in

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, and was a Canadian soldier and military historian.

Biography

Reid joined the

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in 1957 as a gunner and was commissioned as an officer in 1961. He served in regimental, staff and liaison appointments in Canada, Europe and the United States during his long career. His last appointment, as a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1994, was in the Joint Plans and Operations Staff at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa. Reid authored a number of works on Canadian military history. His book ''NO HOLDING BACK: Operation TOTALIZE, Normandy, August 1944'' enjoyed critical praise. John Marteinson, former editor of

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and teacher at the

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wrote: "This book should be in the library of every student of Canadian military history."Book Review in Canadian Military Journal, Autumn 2005, pp. 98-100.

Selected bibliography

*No Holding Back: Operation Totalize, Normandy, August 1944 *Named by the Enemy: A History of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles *Our Little Army in the Field: The Canadians in South Africa *Fighting For Canada: Seven Battles, 1758-1945 ''(chapters)'' *More Fighting for Canada: Five Battles, 1760-1944 ''(chapters)'' *RCHA - Right of the Line ''(co-author)'' *Canada at War and Peace II: A Millennium of Military Heritage ''(contributor)''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Brian Canadian military historians Canadian male non-fiction writers People from Fort Erie, Ontario Historians of World War II Living people 1939 births