John Terry Copp CM (born 1938) is a Canadian military historian and Professor Emeritus at Wilfrid Laurier University[1] and is the co-founder and former Director of the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada.
He was educated at Sir George Williams University (BA) and McGill University (MA), Copp first published The Anatomy of Poverty: The Condition of the Working Class in Montreal, 1897–1929 in 1974.
[2] Copp was instrumental in popularizing battlefield study tours and experiential historical education.
He was also the military analyst for the acclaimed television series No Price Too High and a frequent contributor to Legion Magazine.
In addition to many other academic accomplishments, Copp is the author of nearly two dozen articles and book chapters, editor or co-author of 25 books, and author of more than half a dozen titles.