Professor Jack Lawrence Granatstein, OC , Ph.D , LL.D , MA , BA , FRSC (born 1939) is a prolific and renowned Canadian historian who specializes in political and military history. A professor is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Membership in the Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means they desire a better country. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Legum Doctor (English: Doctor of Laws; abbreviated to LL.D.) In the UK, Australia and New Zealand, the LL.D. is a doctorate usually awarded on the basis of exceptionally insightful and distinctive publications, containing significant and original contributions to the science or study of law. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... The Royal Society of Canada, (French: La Société royale du Canada) The Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities, is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scientists and scholars. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A historian is a person who studies history. ... Military history is the recording (in writing or otherwise) of the events in the history of humanity that fall within the category of conflict. ...

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Granatstein received his BA from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1961, his MA from the University of Toronto in 1962 and his PhD from Duke University in 1966. He served in the Canadian Army from 1956 to 1966. He taught at York University in Toronto between 1966 and 1996 where he is Distinguished Research Professor of History Emeritus. From 1998 to 2001 he was Director of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|center|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), located in Kingston, Ontario, is the military academy of the Canadian Forces. ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada, and by many definitions its most prestigious. ... Duke Chapel Duke University is a private, coeducational university in Durham, North Carolina in the United States. ... York University (YorkU) is a large comprehensive university, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|center|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada... The old Canadian War Museum building on Sussex Drive The new Canadian War Museum, under construction at Lebreton Flats The Canadian War Museum, located in Ottawa, Ontario is a Canadian museum that honours Canadas veterans and commemorates the wars and conflicts in which Canada has taken part. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada location. ...

Granatstein has been a passionate and outspoken defender of traditional narrative history in lectures, books, print, and broadcast media. Perhaps his best known work is Who Killed Canadian History? He is the author of over sixty books, including Who Killed Canadian History?, Yankee Go Home?, and Victory 1945 (with Desmond Morton). The Generals won the J.W. Dafoe Prize and the UBC Medal for Canadian Biography. Desmond Morton, OC , Ph. ...

The Royal Society of Canada awarded him the J.B. Tyrrell Historical Gold Medal (1992) for "outstanding work in the history of Canada". In 1996, the Conference of Defence Associations Institute named him winner of the Vimy Award. In 1997, he received the Order of Canada. He has received honorary degrees from the University of Western Ontario, the Calgary, as well as Memorial, McMaster, and Ryerson universities. He is a member of the RMC Board of Governors and Chair of the Council for Canadian Security in the 21st Century. In 2004, Granatstein received a doctor of humane letters degree from Niagara University. The Royal Society of Canada, The Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities, is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scientists and scholars. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Membership in the Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means they desire a better country. ... The University of Western Ontario is a public, non-denominational university located in London, Ontario, Canada. ... The University of Calgary is a university of approximately 28,000 students located in the north-western part of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (pop. ... Memorial University of Newfoundland, popularly known as MUN, is a comprehensive university located in St. ... McMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 16,771 full-time and 3,599 part-time students (as of 2004). ... Photo of Ryersons Quad and Kerr Hall in downtown Toronto Ryerson University is located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Niagara University Logo. ...

Granatstein has also been involved in television coverage of political and military events. On June 6, 2004, he was part of the CBC's coverage of the 60th anniversary of D-Day, as the network's chief correspondent, Peter Mansbridge got expert help in the commentary from Granatstein and thoughts from the two surviving Trudeau sons, Sacha and Justin. Granatstein would also help Mansbridge again on May 8, 2005, during the CBC's coverage of the 60th anniversary of VE Day. June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ... The Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944 between the German forces occupying Western Europe and the invading Allied forces as part of the larger conflict of World War II. Sixty years later, the Normandy invasion, codenamed Operation Overlord, remains the largest sea borne invasion in history, involving almost three... Peter Mansbridge (born July 6, 1948) is a Canadian journalist and anchor of The National, CBC Televisions flagship nightly newscast. ... The Right Honourable Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, PC , CC , CH , QC , MA , LL.L , LL.D , FRSC (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 3, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. ... Alexandre (Sacha) Trudeau (born December 25, 1973) is a Canadian journalist, and the son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau. ... Justin Trudeau eulogizing his father during his state funeral Justin Trudeau (born December 25, 1971, Ottawa, Ontario) is the eldest son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitlers Reich. ...

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• List of Canadian historians
• Military history of Canada

David Bercuson Pierre Berton Conrad Black Michael Bliss Robert Bothwell J. M. S. Careless Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix G. Ramsay Cook Donald Creighton Francois Xavier Garneau J.L. Granatstein Lionel Groulx Michael Ignatieff Harold Innis Laurier LaPierre Margaret Macmillan Desmond Morton W.L. Morton H. Vivian Nelles Margaret Ormsby... The military history of Canada includes both those military actions centred on the territory encompassing modern Canada, and participation of the Canadian military in conflicts, and also in peacekeeping, around the world. ...

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• Order of Canada Citation