A Keen Soldier
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A Keen Soldier: The Execution of Second World War Private Harold Pringle by Andrew Clark is a historical study of the only execution of a Canadian soldier
for military crimes committed during the Second World War
. Harold Pringle
was executed for murder shortly after the conclusion of the war in Europe. A Keen Soldier was published by Vintage Canada in 2002. It was a finalist for Canada's Governor General's Literary Award for non-fiction in 2003.
History of the Canadian Army
The Canadian Army as such originally only existed under that name from November 1940 to February 1968. However, the term has been traditionally applied to the ground forces of Canada's military from Confederation in 1867 to the present...
for military crimes committed during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Harold Pringle
Harold Pringle
Harold Joseph Pringle was the only soldier of the Canadian Army to be executed during the Second World War for military crimes.Pringle enlisted in the Canadian Army with his father...
was executed for murder shortly after the conclusion of the war in Europe. A Keen Soldier was published by Vintage Canada in 2002. It was a finalist for Canada's Governor General's Literary Award for non-fiction in 2003.