Maritime Command Pacific: The Royal Canadian Navy's West Coast Fleet in the Early Cold War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780774830355)

Vendor: David Zimmerman
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Format: Paperback
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Maritime Command Pacific: The Royal Canadian Navy's West Coast Fleet in the Early Cold War

$35.95

Maritime Command Pacific: The Royal Canadian Navy's West Coast Fleet in the Early Cold War

$35.95
Format: Paperback
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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: David Zimmerman
ISBN-10: 0774830352
ISBN-13: 9780774830355
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2016
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback
By David Zimmerman
By David Zimmerman
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David Zimmerman is professor of military history at the University of Victoria. His books include The Great Naval Battle of Ottawa, Top Secret Exchange: The Tizard Mission and the Scientific War, and Britain's Shield: Radar and the Defeat of the Luftwaffe.

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