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In peril on the sea : the Royal Canadian Navy and the Battle of the Atlantic / Donald E. Graves ; with drawings by Latham B. Jenson ; and maps and diagrams by Christopher Johnson.

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In peril on the sea : the Royal Canadian Navy and the Battle of the Atlantic / Donald E. Graves ; with drawings by Latham B. Jenson ; and maps and diagrams by Christopher Johnson.
Author
Graves, Donald E.
Publication
Toronto : Published for the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust by R. Brass Studio, c2003.

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Canadian Naval Memorial Trust.
Description
252 p. : ill., maps; 21 x 26 cm.
Summary
"This is the story of a forgotten fighting service. During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Navy expanded from a tiny force of ten warships in 1939 to the third largest Allied navy by 1945. The RCN's primary wartime role was convoy escort in the North Atlantic, and Canadian warships served in this grim theatre, where the weather was an enemy almost as dangerous as the U-boats, for nearly six years. In Peril on the Sea is the story of the Canadian navy and its important contribution to Allied victory in the Battle of the Atlantic -- the most crucial battle of the Second World War. Much of this fascinating saga is presented through the personal accounts of 65 eyewitnesses -- British, Canadian, German ... sailors, submariners and merchant seamen -- who participated in the Second World War's longest operation. In Peril on the Sea contains nearly 200 photographs, drawings, maps, graphics and ship profiles which bring to life with compelling immediacy the grim but courageous struggle to preserve the sea lanes of freedom between 1939 and 1945. Commissioned by the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust and written by one of Canada's foremost historians, In Peril on the Sea will appeal to general and specialist readers alike. Book jacket."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Canada. Marine royale > Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
  • Canada. Royal Canadian Navy > History > World War, 1939-1945
  • Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Atlantique, Océan
  • Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales canadiennes
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Atlantic Ocean
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, Canadian
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-248) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 189694132X
  • 1896941354 (bound)
LCCN
^^2003464123
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library