The Making of the October Crisis: Canada's Long Nightmare of Terrorism at the Hands of the FLQ

Author: Jenish, D'Arcy

Brand: Anchor Canada

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Reprint

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 384

Release Date: 06-10-2020

Part Number: part_0385663277

Details: A definitive, mind-changing history of the October Crisis and the events leading up to it.

The first bombs exploded in Montreal in the spring of 1963, and over the next seven years there were hundreds more bombings, many bank robberies, six murders and, in October 1970, the kidnappings of a British diplomat and a Quebec cabinet minister. The perpetrators were members of the Front de libération du Québec, dedicated to establishing a sovereign and socialist Quebec. Half a century on, we should have reached some clear understanding of what led to the October Crisis. Instead, too much attention has been paid to the Crisis and not enough to the years preceding it.

Most of those who have written about the FLQ have been ardent nationalists, committed sovereigntists or former terrorists. They tell us that the authorities should have negotiated with the kidnappers and contend that Jean Drapeau's administration and the governments of Robert Bourassa and Pierre Trudeau created the October Crisis by invoking the War Measures Act. Using new research and interviews, D'Arcy Jenish tells for the first time the complete story—starting from the spring of 1963. This gripping narrative by a veteran journalist and master storyteller will change forever the way we view this dark chapter in Canadian history.

EAN: 9780385663274

Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English