John Terry Copp (born 1938) is a Canadian military historian and Professor Emeritus at

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and is the co-founder and former Director of the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada. As of 2024, Copp is a member of the

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. Copp was born and raised in

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. He was educated at

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(BA) and

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(MA), Copp first published ''The Anatomy of Poverty: The Condition of the Working Class in Montreal, 1897–1929'' in 1974. He later moved to

where he co-founded the Laurier Centre for Military and Strategic Disarmament Studies in 1991, which was later renamed the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada. He founded the journa
''Canadian Military History''
Copp was instrumental in popularizing battlefield study tours and experiential historical education. He was also the military analyst for the acclaimed television series ''No Price Too High'' and a frequent contributor to '' Legion Magazine''. Copp has published numerous battlefield travel guides on Canada's military history in the War of 1812, the First World War and the Second World War. In addition to many other academic accomplishments, Copp is the author of nearly two dozen articles and book chapters, editor or co-author of 25 books, and author of more than half a dozen titles. His books include ''Cinderella Army: The Canadians in Northwest Europe'', ''Fields of Fire: The Canadians in Normandy'', ''No Price Too High'', ''The Brigade: The Fifth Canadian Infantry Brigade'' and ''The Canadian Battlefields in Italy: Sicily and Southern Italy''. His most recent work is
Montreal at War 1914-1918
'. He is a two time recipient (1990 and 1992) of the

C.P. Stacey Prize The C.P. Stacey Prize (also known as the ''C.P. Stacey Award'') is given by the C.P. Stacey Award Committee and the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada (formerly the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies, it took over admi ...

. In 2024, he was appointed to the

. He lives in

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External links

Terry Copp's Website

Wilfrid Laurier University

Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada

''Legion Magazine''

Montreal At War 1914 - 1918
{{DEFAULTSORT:Copp, Terry 1938 births Anglophone Quebec people Canadian military historians Canadian male non-fiction writers Historians of World War I Historians of World War II Living people McGill University alumni Sir George Williams University alumni Academic staff of Wilfrid Laurier University Writers from Montreal Members of the Order of Canada People from Centre Wellington

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