| Entry Text: | JENSON, Latham B. Tin Hats, Oilskins and Seaboots: A Naval Journey 1938–1945. 312p., illus., index. Toronto: Robin Brass, 2000. ISBN: 1896941141.
One of Canada's favourite artists, he joined the RCN as an officer cadet in 1939. He spent two years training with the RN on Renown, Matabele, and Hood, seeing action from the South Atlantic to Norway. In 1941 he joined Ottawa and after her sinking moved to Niagara as Executive Officer. In 1943 he briefly commanded the corvette Long Branch before taking over as executive officer on Algonquin, where he spent the rest of the war on very active service. The book is beautifully illustrated with his line drawings. |
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