Marc Milner

Canada's Navy

The First Century, Second Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A wide-ranging look at the history of the Canadian Navy, from its beginnings in 18th-century exploration and trade, to its astonishing expansion during the Second World War, through to its current roles in operations with United Nations and NATO forces.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 165mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 784g
• ISBN-13: 9780802096043
• ISBN-10: 0802096042
• Artikelnr.: 28528144

Autorenporträt

Marc Milner teaches at the University of New Brunswick and has written extensively on Canadian naval and military history. His previous books include The U-Boat Hunters (1994) and North Atlantic Run (1985).

Inhaltsangabe

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
MAPS
PART ONE THE ORPHAN SERVICE
CHAPTER 01 Nobody’s Baby
CHAPTER 02 Hove To, 1910-1914
CHAPTER 03 The Not-So-Great War, 1914-1918
CHAPTER 04 The Lean Years, 1919-1939
PART TWO FINDING A ROLE
CHAPTER 05 Building a Fleet and Finding a Role, 1939-1941
CHAPTER 06 Taking a Hit for the Team, 1942
CHAPTER 07 The Politics of Ambition, 1943
CHAPTER 08 Forging a Tradition and a Postwar Fleet, 1943-1945
CHAPTER 09 Towards a National Navy, 1945-1948
CHAPTER 10 A ‘Made in Canada’ Navy, 1947-1950
PART THREE SECURING A PLACE
CHAPTER 11 The Halcyon Days, 1950-1958
CHAPTER 12 Uncharted Waters, 1958-1964
CHAPTER 13 Hard Lying, 1964-1968
CHAPTER 14 The Locust Years, 1968-1980
CHAPTER 15 Renaissance, 1980-1991
CHAPTER 16 Global Reach, 1991-2010
EPILOGUE
NOTES
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
INDEX
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