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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police 1873-1987

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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police 1873-1987 - Ross, David, Sir
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In 1870, after completing a 1000-mile trek across Canada, Lt. W.F. Butler, an officer of the British Army, recommended the establishment of a 'well-equipped force from 100 to 150 men, one-third to be mounted' for the purpose of policing the North West; three years later, the North West Mounted Police was established. By the late 1980s, this force, now the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), had grown to include 18,000 members, with a budget of more than $1 billion. This book outlines the origins and evolution of the RCMP, ...

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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police 1873-1987 1988, Osprey Publishing (UK), New York

ISBN-13: 9780850458343

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