MA Theses and PhD Dissertations - part 3

As before, Renald Fortier, Curator of Aviation History at the Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa, has kindly sent me a long list of recent Canadian military history MA theses and PhD dissertations for my ongoing list. Again, many thanks Renald! The material is as follows:

Allin, Robert Douglas, "Implementing NORAD, 1956-1962: The Bureaucratic Tug of War for Access and Influence", MA thesis, Carleton University, 1998 (direct pdf link);

Archambault, Peter Michael, "The Informal Alliance: Anglo-Canadian Defence Relations, 1945-1960", PhD dissertation, University of Calgary, 1997 (direct pdf link);

Audet, Jean-Pierre, "Le Canada et l'OTAN, 1948-1956 : l'émergence d'une politique extérieure canadienne", MA thèse, Université de Sherbrooke, 1995;

Cafferky, Michael Shawn, "Uncharted Waters: the Development of the Helicopter Carrying Destroyer in the Post-War Royal Canadian Navy, 1943-1964", PhD dissertation, Carleton University, 1996;

Fournier, François, "Le Canada dans les stratégies américaines : la défense de l'espace nord-américain, 1957-1963", MA thèse, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1998;

Isinger, Russell Stephen Paul, "The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow Programme: Decisions and Determinants", MA thesis, University of Saskatchewan, 1997;

Keeler, Carolyn J., "Combatting Culture: The Silent Debate over the Canadian Military Tradition", MA thesis, University of Manitoba, 1998 (direct pdf link);

Lund, Wilfred Gourlay Dolphin, "The Rise and Fall of the Royal Canadian Navy, 1945-1964: A Critical Study of the Senior Leadership, Policy and Manpower Management", PhD dissertation, University of Victoria, 1999 (direct pdf link);

Machabée, Marco, "Les origines et l'historique du premier escadron canadien-français (le 425e) de l'Aviation Royale du Canada : étude politique, sociale et médiatique", mémoires et thèses, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1997;

Maloney, Sean Michael, "Canadian Shield: Canada's National Security Strategy and Nuclear Weapons, 1951-1971", PhD dissertation, Temple University, 1998;

Melinchok, Michael D., "Eagles for the Allies: Recruiting American Volunteers for the Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force, 1939-1945", PhD dissertation, Kent State University, 1997;

Noakes, Jeffrey David, "Proud to Serve: An Operational History of Number 162 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, 1942-1945", MA thesis, University of New Brunswick, 1997 (direct pdf link);

Power, Patricia A., "With their feet on the ground: Women's Lives and Work in the Royal Canadian Air Force, 1951-1966", MA thesis, University of Ottawa, 1998 (direct pdf link);

Richter, Andrew, "The Evolution and Development of Strategic Thinking at the Canadian Department of National Defence, 1950-1963", PhD dissertation, York University, 1998 (direct pdf link);

Sheffield, Robert Scott, "In the same manner as other people: Government Policy and the Military Service of Canada's First Nations People, 1939-1945", MA thesis, University of Victoria, 1995;

Shiner, Nancy Power, "In the best interest of the service: RCAF Flight Nurses as the "New Woman", 1945-1959", MA thesis, Dalhousie University, 1998 (direct pdf link);

Smith, George, "Canadian Aviation Medicine, 1939-1945", MA thesis, University of Western Ontario, 1996;

Thrasher, Kevin Mendel, "Exercise Musk Ox: Lost Opportunities", MA thesis, Carleton University, 1998 (direct pdf link); and

Wakelam, Randall, "Flights of Fancy: RCAF Fighter Procurement, 1945-1954", MA thesis, Royal Military College of Canada, 1997.