Patrick Dennis

Patrick M. Dennis (B.A. University of Windsor; M.A. University of Northern Colorado) specializes in political-military affairs. He is a former senior officer in the Canadian Air Force who served abroad for over 22 years, including operational tours and senior staff appointments in both NORAD and NATO. In addition, he served as the Canadian Defence Attaché to Israel from 2001- 2004 and was the Vice Director for Training at Headquarters United States Northern Command from 2004 to 2006.

A graduate of the NATO Defence College (Rome) and the United States Joint Forces Staff College (Norfolk), Dennis also attended the Canadian Forces National Security Studies Course (Kingston). He taught a course in global political-military issues at Wilfrid Laurier University (2008-2011) and has published articles in the Canadian Military Journal, Canadian Military History and Esprit De Corps magazine as well as providing commentary in Air Power History and the Canadian Air Force Journal. He is currently researching a book on the combat role played by Canadian conscripts in the First World War.

pdennis@wlu.ca