Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Donald E. Graves (born 1949) is a Canadian historian specializing in modern military history, especially the War of 1812.On his mother's side Graves comes from an old Loyalist family (Springer) in Hamilton, Ontario. His father was an executive and his mother a poet and artist. He was educated at the University of Saskatchewan and at Carleton University, where he took an MA in history. He has worked as a historian for Parks Canada, Canada's National Historic Sites Service, the National Archives of Canada and the National Defence Directorate of History, where he authored several studies on Canada in the Second World War. After taking early retirement he became a full time author of history books. He is currently the managing director of the Ensign Heritage Group. He served briefly in the Canadian Army reserve. He has been a historical consultant for American and Canadian filmmakers on the War of 1812. Graves lives with his author wife, Dianne, in eastern Ontario.His work has been widely praised. A review by Jon Latimer in Times Literary Supplement (13 April 2007) declared: "Donald E. Graves is probably Canada's foremost military historian." American John Elting says that Redcoats and Grey Jackets: The Battle of Chippawa, 1814 (1996) is, "the definitive analysis of the battle of Chippawa. Donald Graves establishes its historical background, describes the opposing armies, brings them into battle, and assesses the results, without wasting a word — yet his account of the battle combines high colour and exact detail. You find yourself alternately in the generals' boots and the privates' brogans, in all the smoke, shock and uproar of a short-range, stand-up fire fight.". }
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- Donald_Graves abstract "Donald E. Graves (born 1949) is a Canadian historian specializing in modern military history, especially the War of 1812.On his mother's side Graves comes from an old Loyalist family (Springer) in Hamilton, Ontario. His father was an executive and his mother a poet and artist. He was educated at the University of Saskatchewan and at Carleton University, where he took an MA in history. He has worked as a historian for Parks Canada, Canada's National Historic Sites Service, the National Archives of Canada and the National Defence Directorate of History, where he authored several studies on Canada in the Second World War. After taking early retirement he became a full time author of history books. He is currently the managing director of the Ensign Heritage Group. He served briefly in the Canadian Army reserve. He has been a historical consultant for American and Canadian filmmakers on the War of 1812. Graves lives with his author wife, Dianne, in eastern Ontario.His work has been widely praised. A review by Jon Latimer in Times Literary Supplement (13 April 2007) declared: "Donald E. Graves is probably Canada's foremost military historian." American John Elting says that Redcoats and Grey Jackets: The Battle of Chippawa, 1814 (1996) is, "the definitive analysis of the battle of Chippawa. Donald Graves establishes its historical background, describes the opposing armies, brings them into battle, and assesses the results, without wasting a word — yet his account of the battle combines high colour and exact detail. You find yourself alternately in the generals' boots and the privates' brogans, in all the smoke, shock and uproar of a short-range, stand-up fire fight."".