Brian A. Reid was born in Fort Erie, Ontario

Fort Erie, Ontario

Fort Erie is a town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. It is located directly across the river from Buffalo, New York....

 and presently resides in Ottawa, Ontario. He was a Canadian soldier and is a military historian.

Biography

Reid joined the Canadian Army in 1957 as a gunner and was commissioned as an officer in 1961. He served in regimental, staff and liaison appointments in Canada, Europe and the United States during his long career. His last appointment, before his retirement as a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1994, was in the Joint Plans and Operations Staff at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa.

Reid has written a number of works on Canadian military history. His book NO HOLDING BACK: Operation TOTALIZE, Normandy, August 1944 has met with critical praise. John Marteinson, former editor of Canadian Military Journal

Canadian Military Journal

The Canadian Military Journal is the official quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of the Canadian Forces and the Department of National Defence. It is printed in both official languages in electronic and paper print....

 and teacher at the Royal Military College of Canada

Royal Military College of Canada

The Royal Military College of Canada, RMC, or RMCC , is the military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting university. RMC was established in 1876. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers...

wrote: "This book should be in the library of every student of Canadian military history."

Selected bibliography

• No Holding Back: Operation Totalize, Nor­mandy, August 1944
• Named by the Enemy: A History of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
• Our Little Army in the Field: The Canadians in South Africa
• Fighting For Canada: Seven Battles, 1758-1945 (chapters)
• More Fighting for Canada: Five Battles, 1760-1944 (chapters)
• RCHA - Right of the Line (co-author)