{"product_id":"maritime-command-pacific-david-zimmerman-9780774830355","title":"Maritime Command Pacific: The Royal Canadian Navy's West Coast Fleet in the Early Cold War","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Zimmerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774830352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774830355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"David Zimmerman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096716747007,"sku":"9780774830355","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maritime-command-pacific-david-zimmerman-9780774830355","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}