The Canadian Civil War

KILLING GROUND: THE CANADIAN CIVIL WAR
BY BRUCE POWE
PUBLISHED 1968

Alberta born Canadian Armed Forces Lt. Col. Alex Hylnka returns to Canada from peacekeeping duty overseas to find all is not well. Seperatists have gained power in Quebec and begin to take steps to forment revolution. As Hylnka arrives in Montreal a terrorist bomb kills the major federalist figures and a top CAF General is assasinated by a member of the seperatist White Shirts. Hylnka is ordered to London, Ontario to begin training reservists for battle, after the Quebec government declares indepeandince. Reservists in Quebec as well as the Provincal Police side with the seperatists, well the White Shirts (think a Quebec version of the Viet Cong or SS) eleminate any oppassition within Quebec. CAF HQ is overrun and the White Shirts begin to ethnicly cleanse Montreal's English population. War begins as Hylnka's battalion is sent to liberate Montreal's airport. From there the violence escalates, with atrocities commited by both sides, and a fedearal governments lack of decisivness and action leads to American intervention and a future filled with conflict. Well written, interesting, Killing Ground preasents a horrifing vision of what could happen should the Seperatist's in Quebec ever get there way. Be warned this book isn't for the faint of heart as no one least of all Hylnka keeps there hand's clean (ie Seperatist resort to terrorism, ethnic cleansing, executing prisoners, and a couple White Shirts are caught trying to rape several woman. Hylnka is ruthless in his fight against the Seperatist frequently violating Canadian and International Law, as he resorts to executing prisoners, and torture himself). All in all Killing Ground is highly recommeded for anyone concerned about the future of Canada.