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David
Bercuson was born in Montreal in August 1945. He attended Sir George
Williams University, graduating in June 1966 with Honours in History
and winning the Lieutenant-Governor's Silver Medal for the highest
standing in history. After graduation he pursued graduate studies at
the University of Toronto, earning an MA in history in 1967 and a
Ph.D. in 1971.
Dr. Bercuson has published in academic and popular publications on a
wide range of topics specializing in modern Canadian politics,
Canadian defence and foreign policy, and Canadian military history. He
has written, coauthored, or edited over 30 popular and academic books
and does regular commentary for television and radio. He has written
for the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the Calgary Herald, the
National Post and other newspapers.
In 1988, Bercuson was elected to the Royal Society of Canada and in
May 1989, he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at
The University of Calgary. In 1997 he was appointed Special Advisor to
the Minister of National Defence on the Future of the Canadian Forces.
He was a member of the Minister of National Defence’s Monitoring
Committee from 1997 to 2003. Since January 1997 he has been the
Director of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the
University of Calgary. He is also the Director of Programs for the
Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, which is based in
Calgary.
Dr.
Bercuson’s newest book, co-authored with Holger Herwig, is A Christmas
in Washington: Churchill, Roosevelt and the making of the Grand
Alliance. It will be published in New York, London and Toronto in the
fall of 2005.
Dr.
Bercuson is Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the 33 Field Engineer
Squadron, a Land Force Reserve military engineer unit of the Canadian
Forces.
Dr. Becuson serves on the Advisory Council on National Security and
Board of Governors, RMC.
In 2002
Dr. Bercuson was awarded the J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal from the
Royal Society of Canada. In 2003, he was appointed an Officer of the
Order of Canada.
He recently became the recipient of the 2004 Vimy
Award sponsored by the Conference of Defence Association Institute
(CDAI) which recognizes Canadians who have made a significant and
outstanding contribution to the defence and security of our nation and
the preservation of our democratic values.
Keywords:
Canadian defence policy, Canadian foreign policy, Canadian security
policy, The Canadian forces, Canadian military history, Canada-US
defence relations, Canada-NATO defence relations.
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