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Author : David Zimmerman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : UCAL:B4381678
Author : David Zimmerman
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774830379
The Royal Canadian Navy crews that sailed the Atlantic during the early Cold War held a contemptuous view of their West Coast brethren, likening the Pacific fleet to a “yacht club” where sailors enjoyed a life of leisurely service on a tranquil sea. As David Zimmerman reveals, nothing could be further from the truth. From the fleet’s postwar downsizing, through to its rapid expansion in the wake of the Korean War as Cold War fears gripped the nation, Maritime Command Pacific fought to hold steady amid drifting Japanese mines, Soviet submarines, and joint US-Canadian training exercises.
Author : Marc Milner
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015011037648
Focuses on a series of bitter and tragic battles fought by the RCN in mid-Atlantic during the latter half of 1942. Events of those 6 months constituted the crisis of Canada's naval war. The fall-out from this crisis, its impact on the operational deployment of the fleet, and the violent upheaval it caused in Ottawa are key parts of this story. Portrays both Canada and the RCN as dynamic elements in the struggle for the convoys against the marauding U-boats of World War II.
Author : Roger Sarty
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780143185901
From 1942 to 1944, 15 German submarines destroyed or severely damaged 27 ships, including three Canadian warships, a U.S. Army troop transport, and the Newfoundland ferry Caribou. More than 250 lives were lost. It was the only battle of the twentieth century to take place within Canada’s boundaries, and the only battle to be fought almost exclusively by Canadian forces under Canadian, rather than alliance, high command. And for more than 40 years the battle was characterized as a Canadian defeat. But was it a defeat? Drawing on new material from wartime records—including ultra-top-secret Allied decryptions of German naval radio communications, Roger Sarty shows that Canada mounted a successful defence with far fewer resources and in the face of much greater challenges than previously known. He draws vivid pictures of the intense combat on Canada’s shores and the interplay of the St Lawrence battle with war politics in Ottawa, Washington and London. At the same time, he weaves a second story: how researchers reassembled the scattered war records in Canada, Britain, the United States and Germany and brought the long-forgotten battle to life for new generations of Canadians and international audiences.
Author : David Zimmerman
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445612492
The history of radar and the crucial role it played in Britain's air defences during World War II from an expert in warfare technology.
Author : Nathan M. Greenfield
Publisher : HarperCollins Canada
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443401494
On May 11, 1942, a German U-boat torpedoed SS Nicoya, violently ending a peace in Canada’s waters that stretched back to 1812. By the end of 1944, another 18 merchant ships and four Canadian warships would be destroyed. More than 300 men, women and children—including at least 260 Canadians—died by explosion, fire or icy drowning. Drawing on numerous first-hand accounts from both Canadians and Germans, respected writer and historian Nathan Greenfield has penned a lively, revealing narrative, the first popular account of World War II in Canadian waters. This is a must-read for military history enthusiasts, veterans and their families.
Author : William Johnston,William G.P. Rawling,Richard H. Gimblett,John MacFarlane
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 1292 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459713246
Commended for the 2011 Keith Matthews Award From its creation in 1910, the Royal Canadian Navy was marked by political debate over the countrys need for a naval service. The Seabound Coast, Volume I of a three-volume official history of the RCN, traces the story of the navys first three decades, from its beginnings as Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Lauriers tinpot navy of two obsolescent British cruisers to the force of six modern destroyers and four minesweepers with which it began the Second World War. The previously published Volume II of this history, Part 1, No Higher Purpose, and Part 2, A Blue Water Navy, has already told the story of the RCN during the 19391945 conflict. Based on extensive archival research, The Seabound Coast recounts the acrimonious debates that eventually led to the RCNs establishment in 1910, its tenuous existence following the Laurier governments sudden replacement by that of Robert Borden one year later, and the navys struggles during the First World War when it was forced to defend Canadian waters with only a handful of resources. From the effects of the devastating Halifax explosion in December 1917 to the U-boat campaign off Canadas East Coast in 1918, the volume examines how the RCNs task was made more difficult by the often inconsistent advice Ottawa received from the British Admiralty in London. In its final section, this important and well-illustrated history relates the RCNs experience during the interwar years when anti-war sentiment and an economic depression threatened the services very survival.
Author : James M. D’Angelo
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476629957
In the five months after Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy won a string of victories in a campaign to consolidate control of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. In June of 1942, Japan suffered a devastating defeat at the Battle of Midway and was never again able to take the offensive in the Pacific. Bringing fresh perspective to the battle and its consequences, the author identifies Japan's operational plan as a major factor in its Navy's demise and describes the profound effects Midway had on the course of the war in Europe.
Author : James Goodwin
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459712362
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 was ambushed by 13 German U-boats. Canadian warships like Ottawa had inadequate radar sets that were incapable of detecting submarines approaching in the dark. On September 13, 1942, U-91 stole in and torpedoed Ottawa, sinking her in 20 minutes. utterly exhausted, Dr. Hendry was lost along with 113 of his shipmates. George Hendry was a much-loved man, a great university athlete, and a very good doctor. Unfortunately, he was also naive and too trusting. One night in January 1941, he committed a very foolish indiscretion. He would spend the rest of his tragically short life making amends for this mistake.
Author : Jeff Keshen,Nicole J. M. St-Onge,Nicole St-Onge
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780776605210
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 historians, archeologists and archivists whose work reveals the rich tapestry of the city. Pre-contact society, French Canadian voyageurs, the early civil service, the first labour organizers and Jewish peddlers are among the many fascinating topics covered. Readers will also learn about the origins of local street names, the Great Fire of 1900, Ottawa's multicultural past, the demise of its streetcar system, Ottawa's transformation during the Second World War and the significance of federal government architecture. This book is an indispensable collection for those interested in local history and the history of Canada's capital. Bilingual Edition.
Author : Richard O. Mayne
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774840132
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 dismissal: a divisive power struggle between two elite groups within the RCN pitted the navy's regular officers against a small group of self-appointed spokesmen for the voluntary naval reserve. Threats of public scandal, mass insurrection, and political intimidation caused one of the worst breakdowns ever in Canadian civil-military relations. This fascinating investigation into the machinations of a divided navy tackles important questions of military professionalism, leadership, and identity.
Author : Jeff Keshen,Nicole St-Onge
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2001-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9782760315709
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 historians, archeologists and archivists whose work reveals the rich tapestry of the city. Pre-contact society, French Canadian voyageurs, the early civil service, the first labour organizers and Jewish peddlers are among the many fascinating topics covered. Readers will also learn about the origins of local street names, the Great Fire of 1900, Ottawa's multicultural past, the demise of its streetcar system, Ottawa's transformation during the Second World War and the significance of federal government architecture. This book is an indispensable collection for those interested in local history and the history of Canada's capital.
Author : Marc Milner
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0802042813
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.
Author : Fellow and Tutor in Theology William Wood,William Wood
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 149962784X
William Wood's The Fight for Canada looks at the military history of the Seven Years' War as it pertained to the British and French contesting Canada. Special emphasis was placed on the battle for Quebec and the famous fight on the Plains of Abraham, during which both the British and French commanders were mortally wounded.From the preface:"FROM the very day it was fought the world-renowned Battle of the Plains has always been a subject of undying human interest; because it is one of those very few memorable landmarks which stand at the old cross-roads of history to guide us into some new great highway of the future. It is true that this battle was not by itself the cause of such momentous change ; and it is also true that there were bloodier fields, in three successive years, at Ticonderoga, Minden and Ste. Foy. But those were barren battles, and never helped to bring about any decisive change in national destiny. What makes Wolfe's consummate victory immortal is, first, that it was directly based upon the British command of the sea, and hence both vitally important in itself and most far-reaching in its results ; next, that it was the culminating feat of arms in one of the greatest of imperial wars ; and, finally, that it will serve to mark for ever three of the mightiest epochs of modern times-the death of Greater France, the coming of age of Greater Britain, and the birth of the United States. And as it was thus at the very heart of things in the hour of triple crisis, it may be truly called the most pregnant single event in all America since Columbus discovered the New World. So many books have been written on the subject that a new one needs some very good reason indeed to justify its existence at all. Yet, strange as it may seem, there are two valid reasons of such importance and strength that either of them alone would furnish an ample justification fora new work, while both of them together make the appearance of such a work quite imperative."
Author : Marc Milner
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802096043
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.