Earl John ChapmanEarl John Chapman, a native of Montreal, is an avid military historian specializing in the Seven Years' War in North America and in the early years of Canada's volunteer militia force. As a member of the History and Heritage Committee of Canada's Blak Watch, the country's senior Highland regiment, Earl is a regular contributor to its publication, Canada's Red Hackle. In 2012 he authored Canada's Black Watch 1862-2012: Legacies of Gallantry & Service, an important vehicle to showcase the regiment's many treasures. He has published numerous articles, many in international journals and magazines, and has written several books, the most recent being A Bard of Wolfe's Army: James Thompson, Gentleman Volunteer, 1733-1830, which he co-edited with Ian M. McCulloch in 2010. He was the 2008 recipient of the Gordon Atkinson Memorial Prize in Highland Military History, awarded annually by the Quebec Thistle Council. Read More Read Less