Andrew Barrett GodefroyCD is a Canadian strategic analyst and science and technology historian.
Early life and education
Andrew Godefroy was born in Montreal, Quebec, and attended Concordia University, where he studied Canadian military history. His undergraduate thesis was a study of executions of Canadian soldiers for military crimes in the First World War. He completed a Master's degree and a PhD in War Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada.[1] His graduate and post-graduate studies focused on aerospace history and the Canadian rocketry and space program. Godefroy is also an officer in the Canadian Army.[1]
Godefroy held the Canadian Visiting Research Fellowship in the Changing Character of Warfare Programme at the University of Oxford in 2009. His research focused on change in the British, American, and Canadian armies since the Cold War period.
Publications
Godefroy's first book, a study of the death penalty in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, was published in 1998. His doctoral dissertation examined the origins and evolution of Canada's defence space program. His post-graduate dissertation examined defence innovation among the main Western allies, specifically America, Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (ABCANZ).
Books
Godefroy, Andrew B. (1998). For Freedom and Honour?: The Story of the 25 Canadian Volunteers Executed in the First World War. Ottawa: CEF Books. ISBN1-896979-22-X.
Godefroy, Andrew (2011). Defence and Discovery: Canada's Military Space Program, 1945–74. Studies in Canadian military history. Vancouver: UBC Press. ISBN978-0-7748-1959-6. ISSN1499-6251.
Godefroy, Andrew B. (2014). In Peace Prepared: Innovation and Adaptation in Canada's Cold War Army. Studies in Canadian military history. Vancouver: UBC Press. ISBN978-0-7748-2702-7. ISSN1499-6251.
Godefroy, Andrew (2005). "Orbital Asset or Overhead Menace? Space Power and Special Operations". In Last, David (ed.). Choice of Force: Special Operations for Canada. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 205–218.
Godefroy, Andrew (2006). "The Intangible Defence: Canada's Militarization and Weaponization of Space". In Horn, Bernd (ed.). The Canadian Way of War: Serving the National Interest. Toronto: Dundurn Press. pp. 327–357. ISBN9781550026122.
Godefroy, Andrew (2006). "Canadian Military Effectiveness in the First World War". In Horn, Bernd (ed.). The Canadian Way of War: Serving the National Interest. Toronto: Dundurn Press. pp. 169–194. ISBN9781550026122.
Godefroy, Andrew (2007). "Trenches Should Never Be Saved: The 4th Canadian Division at Vimy Ridge". In Hayes, Geoffrey; Iarocci, Andrew; Bechthold, Mike (eds.). Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. pp. 211–224. ISBN9781554580958.
Godefroy, Andrew (2007). "The German Army at Vimy Ridge". In Hayes, Geoffrey; Iarocci, Andrew; Bechthold, Mike (eds.). Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. pp. 225–238. ISBN9781554580958.
Gizewski, Peter; Godefroy, Andrew (2007). "Chapter 7: Force Requirements (Land)". In MacDonald, Brian (ed.). Defence Requirements for Canada's Arctic(PDF). Vimy Paper 2007. Ottawa: The Conference of Defence Associations Institute. ISBN978-0-9698881-6-1. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
Godefroy, Andrew B. (2007). "Chapter 2: Portrait of a Battalion Commander: Lieutenant-Colonel George Stuart Tuxford at the Second Battle of Ypres, April 1915". In Horn, Bernd (ed.). Intrepid Warriors: Perspectives on Canadian Military Leaders(PDF). Kingston and Toronto: Canadian Defence Academy Press and Dundurn Press. pp. 59–74. ISBN978-1-55002-711-2. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
Godefroy, Andrew (2008). "Chapter 7: Daring Innovation: The Canadian Corps and Trench Raiding on the Western Front". In Horn, Bernd (ed.). Show No Fear: Daring Actions in Canadian Military History. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN978-1550028164.
Godefroy, Andrew (2009). "A Clash of Wills: The Canadian Struggle for Mount Sorrell, 2 June 1916". In Horn, Bernd (ed.). Fortune Favours the Brave: Tales of Courage and Tenacity in Canadian Military History. Toronto: Dundurn Press. pp. 175–200. ISBN9781550028416.
Godefroy, Andrew (2012). "Wartime Military Innovation and the Creation of Canada's Defence Research Board". In Hayes, Geoff; Bechthold, Mike; Symes, Matt (eds.). Canada and the Second World War: Essays in Honour of Terry Copp. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. pp. 199–218. ISBN9781554586455.
Godefroy, Andrew (2013). "Prometheus Bound: Canada's Defence Space Program in the Year 2025". In Granatstein, Jack L. (ed.). The Canadian Forces in 2025: Prospects and Problems. Victoria, BC: FriesenPress. pp. 107–134. ASINB00BAXH7RU. ISBN9781460216286.
Godefroy, Andrew B. (2013). "Allies in Orbit: Files From the RCAF's Cold War Space Program". Airforce Magazine. Vol. 37, no. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force Association. pp. 32–37.