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Allan English has been researching and teaching topics in military history for over thirty years, with a focus on military culture and leadership, human behaviour in war, and veteran and family health. Much of his work has explored these topics within a Canadian context and some of his publications are listed below. His latest book, From Failure to Failure: The Canadian Military’s Attempts to Manage Its Sexual Misconduct Crises, 2000–2022, consolidates and applies key insights from his past research to analyze the various attempts made by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) from 2000 to 2022 to “manage” its sexual misconduct crises that, according to General Wayne Eyre, Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff from 2021 to 2024, threatened to make the military "irrelevant" in Canadian society if they were not dealt with properly. Drawing on his past work, the book concludes with the critical insights needed to enact practical change in the CAF to deal with these crises.

His understanding of Canadian military culture comes not only from his scholarly work, but also from his 25 years service in the Royal Canadian Air Force and CAF in various operational and instructional positions as an air navigator.

Research Interests:

• Canadian Military Culture

• Command and Leadership in the Armed Forces

• Canadian Air Force History

Recent Publications

• From Failure to Failure: The Canadian Military’s Attempts to Manage Its Sexual Misconduct Crises, 2000–2022. Friesen Press, 2025,

• "The 2024 Defence Policy Update and its Predecessors: Why the CAF is in a ‘Death Spiral.’" Canadian Military History 33, 1 (2024),

• “After Arbour — ‘Reimagining’ RMC,” Canadian Military Journal 23, no. 2 (Spring 2023), 45-53,

• “Corruption in the Canadian Military? Destroying Trust in the Chain of Command.” Canadian Foreign Policy Journal 23, no. 1 (2017), 32-46, .

• Understanding Military Culture: A Canadian Perspective. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-���˴�Ƭ Press, 2004.

Online

• Website: /history/people/english-allan