His first book, Tank tactics: from Normandy to Lorraine Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001, was based his McGill thesis ("The quest for operational manoeuvre in the Normandy campaign : Simonds and Montgomery attempt the armoured breakout.")McGill University Phd thesis. Written for the Dept. of History. c1997. Pages: xii, 352 leaves : ill., map. LC Call no.: AS42.M3 1998 J379. The book is a stimulating analysis of the development of Canadian armoured operations and tactics, with comparisons to American tank operational theory and Soviet "deep battle" strategy. His chapter on the effectiveness of the German Tiger tank in Normandy, while essentially being a separate essay, is a fine example of superior scholarship.
