Through a Canadian Periscope: The Story of the Canadian Submarine Service
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Book Overview
A comprehensive history of Canada's submarine service and the people who have served in it. Created in 1914, at the beginning of World War I, Canada's submarine force has overcome repeated attempts to sink it since then. Surprise, controversy, political expediency, and naval manipulation flow through its one hundred-year history. Heroes and eccentrics, and ordinary people populate its remarkable story, epitomizing the true essence of the service. Fully updated and with new and restored images, Through a Canadian Periscope offers a colourful and thoroughly researched account of the Canadian submarine service, from its unexpected inauguration in British Columbia on the first day of the World War I, through its uncertain future in the 1990s, to the present day. This vivid account celebrates the individuals who dedicated themselves to the Canadian submarine service and in some instances lost their lives in submarines.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1550022172
ISBN13:9781550022179
Release Date:October 1995
Publisher:Dundurn Press
Length:364 Pages
Weight:1.36 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.2" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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"A great story, very well told," says university professor.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Thoroughly researched and most enjoyable to read, this book tells the story of the Canadian Submarine Service from the first day of the Great War to the present. Ferguson uses dialogue and one fictional chapter to bring the tale alive and ensures there is a strong focus on the submariners themselves. A must read for all naval history buffs!
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