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Title: Tested Mettle: Canada's Peacekeepers at War by Scott Taylor, Brian Nolan ISBN: 1-895896-08-8 Publisher: Esprit de Corps Books Pub. Date: 04 November, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.11 (9 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A tribute to the troops
Comment: Having spent years detesting Scott Taylor for his constant media attacks against the military, I finally picked up a copy of Tarnished Brass, and changed my mind. After reading that expose about top level corruption, I rushed out to buy the second book which Taylor and Nolan co-authored. Tested Mettle is the long overdue tribute to our long suffering troops....of which I was one. Few Canadians heard the details about the so-called peacekeeping missions which we were sent on. However, in this book Taylor & Nolan bring it all together, and still manage to hammer away at the politicians and the brass for their failure to provide proper support.
Any soldier still serving should pick up both these titles. Although I still can't stand the smarmy sight of Taylor on the television....I hope that he & Nolan are working on a new book soon.

Rating: 1
Summary: Lame
Comment: Another piece of junk from noted gadfly and "see me, look at me" journalist Scott Taylor. It's simply a string of complaints against the mighty military powers that be in Canada. No thought, no substance, no policy review. Just whines.

Rating: 5
Summary: Masterful work of military journalism!
Comment: Taylor and Nolan are to be commended for their extensive research and fine writing. As a former peacekeeper who served on two of the tours that Tested Mettle covers, I must say that these authors were able to capture the essence of what me and "the boys" went through. What I found truly shocking was their revelations about the senior level corruption and the lack of compassion for those soldiers who were wounded. I had always thought that my friend's case was an isolated issue of neglect, but now I realize that there was widespread systemic rot at "Fort Fumble on the Rideau" (NDHQ).
This book should be a "must read" for every citizen in Canada,-especially now that we are once again sending off our troops to War. Unless people realize how corrupted the system (not to mention the Officer corps) has become, there is little hope that things will improve in the rank and file. I had heard about this book years ago, but I felt that having "been there", it would not be of interest. I really wish now that I'd read it when it first came out!
I have already started reading Taylor and Nolan's first book,-Tarnished Brass:Crime and Corruption in the Canadian Military, and it is even more shocking and revealing.
These books are a must-read!