Education: MA War Studies (RMC); Executive MBA (Athabasca)
I am a retired Canadian Army officer having served for 23 years, and a retired executive from the Canadian defence and aerospace industry. Under my supervisor Dr. Howard Coombs (Adjunct Professor from RMC) my major field focuses on Canada and the Great War. My minor field is early 20th Century European History under Dr. Rebecca Manley.
Publications
Bowes, Richard. 2025. “Passchendaele: A Canadian Tactical Victory.” First World War Studies, December, 1–21. doi:10.1080/19475020.2025.2604811.
Bowes, Richard. “History Matters.” Canadian Military Journal 25, no. 3 (2025): 29.
Bowes, Richard (Lieutenant-Colonel). "The Advent of Digitization: A Doctrinal Perspective." Canadian Army Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2003.
Bowes, Richard L. “Sacrifice and the Categorical Imperative of Human Security.” International Journal (Toronto) 56, no. 4 (2001): 649–64. .
Bowes, Richard Lee. “Waiting for the ‘G’: A Re-Evaluation of the Role of the British Cavalry on the Western Front, 1915–1918.” ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2000.
Bowes, Richard (Major). "Information Operations: Whither Mission Command." Canadian Army Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1999.
