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PublisherPrinceton Architectural Press

ISBN-101616893524

ISBN-139781616893521

eBay Product ID (ePID)201655474

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Book TitleWar Plan Red : The United States' Secret Plan to Invade Canada and Canada's Secret Plan to Invade the United States

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicTopic / Politics, Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-)

Publication Year2015

IllustratorYes

GenreHumor, History

AuthorKevin Lippert

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight8.5 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2015-010105

Reviews"We were charmed and amazed by this history of the 'world's friendliest border.' " - San Francisco Chronicle, Every once in a while, leaders of the two countries that sit along the world's longest open border have eyed the territory on the other side as prime for an invasion. Lippert's fascinating and frequently funny book details the moments when the countries' relationship became a little strained, including details of Canada's 1921 plan for attacking the United States and a full reproduction of 'War Plan Red,' the 1935 American scheme to storm Canada. The details of Canada's 1921 espionage excursion through New England alone are worth a purchase--find out what state's men were characterized as 'fat and lazy but pleasant and congenial!'' -- Mental Floss -- -|9781616893521|, "War Plan Red is a beautiful and fun book. It's a military history told in a snarky, fun, pop way, full of interesting historical stories and beautifully done. A fascinating exploration of little-known elements to Canada's longstanding relationship with our neighbor to the south." -- CBC Radio -- -, Every once in a while, leaders of the two countries that sit along the world's longest open border have eyed the territory on the other side as prime for an invasion. Lippert's fascinating and frequently funny book details the moments when the countries' relationship became a little strained, including details of Canada's 1921 plan for attacking the United States and a full reproduction of 'War Plan Red,' the 1935 American scheme to storm Canada. The details of Canada's 1921 espionage excursion through New England alone are worth a purchase--find out what state's men were characterized as 'fat and lazy but pleasant and congenial!'' -- Mental Floss|9781616893521|, "We were charmed and amazed by this history of the 'world's friendliest border.' " - San Francisco Chronicle -- -, "War Plan Red is a beautiful and fun book. It's a military history told in a snarky, fun, pop way, full of interesting historical stories and beautifully done. A fascinating exploration of little-known elements to Canada's longstanding relationship with our neighbor to the south." -- CBC Radio

SynopsisThe Border Between Canada and the United States is known as the friendliest in the world: five thousand benignly neglected miles of unfenced international coexistence and a symbol of neighborly goodwill. But just how friendly is it? Today the two nations are so close-knit, it's difficult to imagine them bent on mutual invasion, but in the 1920s and 1930s, that's just what these North American neighbors had in mind. War Plan Red chronicles the little-known-and often preposterous-history of US-Canadian fisticuffs, punctuated by border skirmishes like the Pork and Beans War, a brief contretemps between the bearded and pugnacious lumberjacks of Maine and New Brunswick, or the Pig War, fought on the San Juan Islands over none other than a pig. But the real story lies in the creation of two separate but eerily equal invasion plans drawn up by each side. War Plan Red reveals in humorous detail the evolution of North American continental relations, from the War of 1812 to the present day. Book jacket., It's known as the world's friendliest border. Five thousand miles of unfenced, unwalled international coexistence and a symbol of neighborly goodwill between two great nations: the United States and Canada. But just how friendly is it really? In War Plan Red , the secret "cold war" between the United States and Canada is revealed in full and humorous detail. With colorful maps and historical imagery, the breezy text walks the reader through every aspect of the long-simmering rivalry--from the "Pork and Beans War" between Maine and Newfoundland lumberjacks, to the "Pig War" of the San Juan Islands, culminating with excerpts from actual declassified invasion plans the Canadian and U.S. militaries drew up in the 1920s and 1930s. A perfect gift for history buffs (and Canadians and Americans alike), War Plan Red offers up a new wrinkle in the ever-evolving history of North American continental relations., It's known as the world's friendliest border. Five thousand miles of unfenced, unwalled international coexistence and a symbol of neighborly goodwill between two great nations: the United States and Canada. But just how friendly is it really? In War Plan Red, the secret "cold war" between the United States and Canada is revealed in full and humorous detail. With colorful maps and historical imagery, the breezy text walks the reader through every aspect of the long-simmering rivalry from the "Pork and Beans War" between Maine and Newfoundland lumberjacks, to the "Pig War" of the San Juan Islands, culminating with excerpts from actual declassified invasion plans the Canadian and U.S. militaries drew up in the 1920s and 1930s. A perfect gift for history buffs (and Canadians and Americans alike), War Plan Red offers up a new wrinkle in the ever-evolving history of North American continental relations."

LC Classification NumberE183.8.C2