Varsity Soldiers University Toronto
Varsity’s Soldiers: The University of Toronto Contingent of the Canadian Officers’ Training Corps, 1914−1968
“Varsity’s Soldiers: The University of Toronto Contingent of the Canadian Officers’ Training Corps, 1914−1968”, 2021 Heritage Toronto Awards Book Nominee.
Author: Eric McGeer
Publisher: University Toronto Press
Based on the rich fund of documents housed in the university archives, Varsity’s Soldiers offers the first full-length history of military training in Toronto. Beginning with the formation of a student rifle company in 1861, and focusing on the story of the COTC from 1914 to 1968, author Eric McGeer seeks to enlarge appreciation of the university’s remarkable contribution to the defence of Canada, the place of military education in an academic setting, and the experience of the students who embodied the ideal of service to alma mater and to country.
About the Author: Eric McGeer
Eric McGeer holds a PhD from the Universitié de Montréal and teaches at St Clement’s School in Toronto.