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Language: en
Pages: 248
Pages: 248
Language: en
Pages: 280
Pages: 280
During the Battle of the Atlantic, Dr. George Hendry had just finished performing two major surgical operations on board the destroyer HMCS Ottawa when his ship
Language: en
Pages: 296
Pages: 296
In January 1944, Vice Admiral Percy Walker Nelles was fired from his position as head of the Royal Canadian Navy. Betrayed reveals the true story behind the dis
Language: en
Pages: 504
Pages: 504
From its eighteenth-century roots in exploration and trade, to the major conflicts of the First and Second World Wars, through to current roles in multinational
Language: en
Pages: 446
Pages: 446
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 Seco
Language: en
Pages: 512
Pages: 512
Ottawa - Making a Capital is a collection of 24 never-before published essays in English and in French on the history of Ottawa. It brings together leading hist
Language: en
Pages: 548
Pages: 548
This volume discusses the best and most enduring literature of World War II years, incorporating all aspects from military and political history to social and c
Language: en
Pages: 608
Pages: 608
Co-winner of the 2014-2015 Charles P. Stacey Award Tim Cook, Canada’s leading war historian, ventures deep into World War Two in this epic two-volume story of
Language: en
Pages: 263
Pages: 263
The German attack on merchant shipping in the Second World War, known as the Battle of the Atlantic, was countered partly by code-breaking intelligence known as
Language: en
Pages: 328
Pages: 328
This book explores innovation within the Royal Navy from the financial constraints of the 1930s through to the refocusing of the Royal Navy after 1990.