In Peril On The Sea: The Royal Canadian Navy And The Battle Of The Atlantic
Published by the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the climax of the Battle of the Atlantic in May 1943, In Peril on the Sea is the story of the wartime Royal Canadian Navy. Expanding from 10 small warships in 1939 to more than 400 in 1945, the RCN grew to become the third largest Allied navy of the war. Its primary task was convoy escort in the North Atlantic and Canadian sailors 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 recounts the RCN's participation in this longest and most cruel campaign 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 fought in this terrible struggle.
In Peril on the Sea contains nearly 200 photographs, drawings, maps, graphics and ship profiles which bring to life with compelling immedicacy the grim but courageous struggle to preserve the sealanes of freedom between 1939 and 1945.
The proceeds from the sale of this book will go toward preserving and maintaining HMCS Sackville, the last surviving Flower class corvette and Canada's Naval Memorial.
Publisher: Robin Brass Studio, Toronto, 2002
ISBN: 1-896941-32-X
Details: Quality softcover, 10" x 8" (landscape format, glossy stock); 252 pictures; cover art by Harold Beament; approximately 200 maps, drawings, photographs and other illustrations; appendices; source notes; bibliography
In Peril on the Sea recounts the RCN's participation in this longest and most cruel campaign 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 fought in this terrible struggle.
In Peril on the Sea contains nearly 200 photographs, drawings, maps, graphics and ship profiles which bring to life with compelling immedicacy the grim but courageous struggle to preserve the sealanes of freedom between 1939 and 1945.
The proceeds from the sale of this book will go toward preserving and maintaining HMCS Sackville, the last surviving Flower class corvette and Canada's Naval Memorial.
Publisher: Robin Brass Studio, Toronto, 2002
ISBN: 1-896941-32-X
Details: Quality softcover, 10" x 8" (landscape format, glossy stock); 252 pictures; cover art by Harold Beament; approximately 200 maps, drawings, photographs and other illustrations; appendices; source notes; bibliography
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"[This book] is a solid and remarkably comprehensive account, worthy of investment as a companion not only to volumes already on the shelf, but also to the new official history.
Graves succeeds admirably at reducing the complexities of strategic and tactical, technological and bureaucratic administrative issues to a story that should prove understandable, if not outright interesting, to novice and veterans alike. His prose is engaging, and the book is visually appealing, the well-spaced text laced with many superb photographs and the lovely pen-and-ink sketches of famed naval artist Latham B. "Yogi" Jenson. Each chapter ends with a "chronology" of first-hand accounts that add a wonderful touch of humanity to an easily cold and mechanical subject. ...... Especially useful are a number of "technical sections" ... that explain in simple language the fundamental importance of such subjects as convoy organization, the workings of submarine detection equipment ... radar and ASDIC (sonar), the role of operational intelligence ... and detailed descriptions of the corvettes and their U-boat quarry. Specialists ... can join a new generation of general reader[s] in admiring one of the most useful and handsome volumes yet to appear on the subject." Lieutenant-Commander (Retd.) Richard Gimblett, International Journal of Maritme History
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"This elegantly illustrated book tells the tale of real Canadian heroism, when we were disproportionately involved in the war for freedom. It's beautiful, and a sad reminder of how far we have fallen."
Ezra Levant, Western Standard, 27 September 2004
"Imagine yourself winning the Second World War. You're "standing a watch" on the open bridge of a tiny ship that is heaving on the storm-ravaged North Atlantic. You're cold, wet, exhausted, and responsible for protecting dozens of merchant ships and hundreds of lives from the fear U-boats out there in the dark. ...... In Peril on the Sea ... is the story of the critical role and painful maturation of Canada's fledgling navy in the Battle of the Atlantic. ...... By the end of the war, Canada's navy, which had grown from 13 vessels and 3,000 personnel to 434 vessels and 92,000 personnel, was the third largest in the world. This book, intended for a general audience, is a windfall ...... [and] ...... Aside from solid history, there are hair-raising personal accounts, informative sidebars, and dozens of photographs, illustrations, and maps."
Michael Clark, Quill & Quire, July 2003
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