Andrew Godefroy

Andrew Godefroy CD, M.A., Ph.D. plsc is a strategic analyst and historian who specializes in leadership, technology, and innovation studies. He is well known for his work in the fields of Canadian strategic studies, innovation, and military history, serving as an advisor and writer for Canadian government, defence, and academic think tanks.

Education

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Andrew Godefroy is a graduate of Loyola College Campus, Concordia University and the Royal Military College of Canada (where he received his M.A. and Ph.D.). His early academic work was in the field of Canadian military history with a particular focus on Canada and the First World War. His first book - "For Freedom and Honour?" - a study of the death penalty in Canada's Great War Army based on his undergraduate thesis, received critical praise in both media and academia circles and drew much attention to this long forgotten and politically sensitive subject.

His graduate work turned to the study of technological innovation and examined U.S.-Canada cooperation in space and missile defence programs, while his post-graduate dissertation examined the nature of defence innovation, using the genesis and evolution of Canada's rocket and space program as his case study. He was the first person in Canada to declassify and examine several of the earliest records on Canadian post-war rocketry, upper atmospheric, and space research during the completion of his doctorate. His subsequent publication of this research initiated a fundamental reassessment of Canada's role in outer space since the advent of the space age.

Godefroy's academic work earned him several [http://www.forces.gc.ca/admpol/content.asp?id={141E89E7-90EE-4FE8-9240-2EBAC7A3DBC9} Security and Defence Forum] scholarships as well as the [http://www.canadianbattlefieldsfoundation.ca/ Canadian Battlefields Foundation] award.

Career

Godefroy joined the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve while still at Cegep and completed his training as an army sapper. He was later was commissioned from the ranks and served first in regimental duty as an engineer troop commander before going on to work at divisional, joint, and eventually strategic level defence staffs. He has extensive international experience, and has worked with many organizations besides the Department of National Defence including NATO, NORAD, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and the Canadian Space Agency. For several years he worked at the Directorate of Space Development, National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa, where he was involved with space and missile strategy, policy, and programs. Since 2004 Godefroy has worked for the Canadian Army's primary think tank, the Directorate of Land Concepts and Designs, where he oversees a number of projects associated with capability development, academic research, outreach, and publication.

Godefroy was both a student and instructor at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering, and is a graduate of the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College, Kingston. Recognized for his professional service, Godefroy is a recipient of the Canadian Forces Decoration, and the [http://www.forces.gc.ca/hr/dhr-ddhr/chart/eng/home_e.asp Chief of Land Staff Commendation] .

Affiliations

*Editor of the [http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/caj/ Canadian Army Journal]
*Editor of the JADEX Occasional Papers Series
*Member of the editorial oversight committee of [http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/ Canadian Military Journal]
*Member of the editorial board of [http://www.wlu.ca/lcmsds/cmh/cmhindex.html Canadian Military History]

Current Scholarship

He has served as a subject matter expert for print, media, and television on numerous occasions. He regularly lectures at Canadian Forces College Toronto as well as the Royal Military College of Canada, where he is a member of the adjunct faculty. His current research interests focus on technological and cultural innovation, and he is exploring this phenomenon through a number of fields including history, politics, economics, and society. Godefroy has over forty publications to his credit, including books, book chapters, refereed, and professional articles. A selection of his writings include:

BOOKS

"For Freedom and Honour? The Story of 25 Canadians Executed During the Great War". (Ottawa: CEF Books) 1998. ISBN 1-896979-22-X

"Maple Leaf in Orbit: An Official History of the Canadian Space Program, 1945-1995" (St. Hubert: Canadian Space Agency) 2007.

BOOK CHAPTERS

“Orbital Asset or Overhead Menace? Space Power and Special Operations”, in LCol. David Last, Ed. Choice of Force: Special Operations for Canada, (Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2005), 205-218.

“An Overview of Fictional Writing and the Canadian Army of the Future”, in DND. Crisis in Zefra. (Kingston: Directorate of Land Concepts and Doctrine, 2005), 127-134.

“The Intangible Defence: Canada’s Militarization and Weaponization of Space”, in LCol. Bernd Horn, Ed. The Canadian Way of War. (Toronto: Dundurn Group, 2006), 327-357.

“Canadian Military Effectiveness in the First World War”, in LCol. Bernd Horn, Ed. The Canadian Way of War. (Toronto: Dundurn Group, 2006), 169-194.

“Trenches Should Never Be Saved: The 4th Canadian Division at Vimy Ridge”, in Geoffrey Hayes et. Al. eds. Vimy Ridge: A Reassessment. (Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2007), 211-224.

“The German Army at Vimy Ridge”, in Geoffrey Hayes et. Al. eds. Vimy Ridge: A Reassessment. (Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2007), 225-238.

(With Peter Gizewski) “Force Requirements (Land)”, in Brian MacDonald ed. Vimy Papers 2007 – Canada and Arctic Security. Ottawa: CDAI Press, 2007. (ISBN 978-0-9698881-6-1).

“Portrait of a Battalion Commander: Lieutenant Colonel George Stuart Tuxford at the Second Battle of Ypres, April 1915”, in Colonel Bernd Horn ed. Intrepid Warriors: Perspectives on Canadian Military Leaders. (Kingston and Toronto: CDA Press and Dundurn Group, 2007), 59-74.

“Daring Innovation: The Canadian Corps and Trench Raiding on the Western Front”, in LCol. Bernd Horn, ed. Show No Fear: Daring Actions in Canadian Military History. (Toronto: Dundurn Group, 2008).

ARTICLES

[http://www.wlu.ca/lcmsds/cmh/back%20issues/CMH/volume%208/Issue%202/Godefroy%20-%20A%20Lesson%20in%20Success%20-%20The%20Calonne%20Trench%20Raid,%2017%20January%201917.pdf “A Lesson in Success: The Calonne Trench Raid, January 17th, 1917”, Canadian Military History. Vol. 8 No.2 (Spring 1999): pp.25-34.]

[http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/engraph/Vol1/no2/pdf/51-58_e.pdf “Is the Sky Falling? Canada’s Defence Space Program at the Crossroads”, Canadian Military Journal Vol.1: 2 (Summer 2000), 53-60.]

“Enter the Draco: An Emerging Space Power in China”, Strategic Datalink, Toronto: CISS, 2001.

“The Canadian Armed Forces Advisory Training Team Tanzania”. Canadian Military History. Vol.11:3 (Summer 2002), 31-48.

“Canada’s Early Space Policy Development, 1958-1974”, Space Policy, Vol.19:3 (August 2003), 137-141.

“Cooperation or Security? The Emergence of Space Programs in Latin America”, JBIS, Vol.56 No.11/12 (Nov/Dec 2003), 405-416.

[http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/engraph/Vol8/no1/09-godefroy_e.asp "Chasing the Silver Bullet: The Evolution of Capability Development in the Canadian Army", Canadian Military Journal, Vol.8:1 (Spring 2007), 53-66.]

"Canadian Soldiers in West African Conflicts, 1885-1905", Canadian Military History. Vol.17 No.1 (Winter 2008), pp.21-36.

"A Force of Reason: Canada, Central America, and the Gruppo de Observadores de la Naciones Unidas para Centro America (ONUCA), 1983-1992", Canadian Military History. Vol.17 No.2 (Spring 2008), pp.5-20.

"For Queen, King, and Empire: Canadians Recruited into the British Army, 1858-1944" Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research (forthcoming).