Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King and Canada's World Wars

For both Sir Robert Borden and William Lyon Mackenzie King world wars shaped their careers and legacies. They ushered in massive government changes: income tax, health care and conscription; changes to society through industrialization, enfranchisement and patriotic unpaid labour; and they raised enormous armed forces from a civilian base. Set against how our senior politicians governed themselves and the nation during these difficult times, Warlords offers an invaluable perspective of war and war leaders through the eyes of the prime ministers.