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| 3322 | BARRETT, Harry B. The Navy & Me. viii, 259p., illus. Port Dover, Ont.: Patterson's Creek Press, 2003. ISBN: 0968608027.
An autobiography. After training as a radio technician in Canada he joined the RCNVR in 1942, then had a variety of local roles he joined Assiniboine in January 1943. After a year of Atlantic duties he trained further in radar operation and joined a Fairmile. Late in 1944 he was selected for officer training in Canada and early in 1945 joined the frigate Royalmount as torpedo officer. |
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| 3323 | BISHOP, Arthur. Courage at Sea (Canada's Military Heritage, vol. III). xi, 191p., bibliog., illus., index. Toronto: McGraw Hill Ryerson, 1995. ISBN: 0075516403.
A chronologically arranged set of old tales and anecdotes well-told, from WWI to Korea. |
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| 3324 | BOUTILIER, James. The RCN in Retrospect 1910–1968. xxx, 373p., bibliog., illus. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1982. ISBN: 0774801522.
Nineteen papers presented at a conference. Papers relevant to WWII range from the experiences of a midshipman serving on Prince of Wales up to the time of her sinking, an engineer's view of the RCN construction programme, a history of the three Princes used as AMCs, the RCN's quest for autonomy in the North West Atlantic, a review of the RCN role in the critical Atlantic battles of early 1943, an analysis of the role of the Royal Navy's Submarine Tracking Room, and the effect of intelligence on the battles around convoys SC42, SC107, and ONS5. |
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| 3325 | BROCK, Jeffry V. The Dark Broad Seas: Memoirs of a Sailor (With Many Voices, vol. 1). 275p., frontis. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1981. ISBN: 0771016239.
Memoirs of one of Canada's most distinguished naval officers from 1939 to the end of the Korean War. It traces his wartime career from the RCNVR to transfer to England in 1940, appointment as First Lieutenant of the trawler Berkshire then quickly to his own command of the trawler Kirkella, based in the Bristol Channel. In April 1941 he moved to the corvette Ranunculus, then building on the Clyde, but when she was handed over to the Free French he was given Stonecrop, which joined 37EG on the Gibraltar run. This was followed by command of Bazely, building in the US then fighting with 4EG in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Promotion in 1944 brought command of 6EGC and a continuation of the Atlantic War, until he commanded the last eastbound convoy. He finished the war ashore in Canada. The second volume, subtitled The Thunder and the Sunshine covers his post-war career. |
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| 3326 | CAMERON, James. Murray: The Martyred Admiral. 343p., bibliog., illus., index. Hantsport, N.S.: Lancelot, 1980. ISBN: 0889991456.
Murray was responsible for directing the Canadian Atlantic war, but this book is mainly concerned with the VE Day riots in Halifax, for which he was made the scapegoat. |
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| 3327 | CARROLL, Olive J. Deep Sea Sparks: A Canadian Girl in the Norwegian Merchant Navy. 357p., illus. Vancouver, B.C.: Cordillera, 1994. ISBN: 1895590051
After training as a radio operator she learned Katakana and served as an interceptor operator. After the war she spent four years on Norwegian vessels. |
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| 3328 | CATLEY, Harry. Gate and Gaiters: A Book of Naval Humour and Anecdotes. 322p., illus. Toronto: Thorn, 1949.
The author's career and tall tales, mainly drawn from his war service in the RCN as a gunner's mate. |
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| 3329 | CHANCE, Peter Godwin. Before It's Too Late: A Sailor's Life 1920-2001. vi, 233p., illus., index. Sidney, B.C.:, author, 2001. ISBN: 0973014504.
While still at school he joined the RCNVR as a midshipman and at the start of the war immediately went to sea on St Laurent. In August 1940 he went to Dartmouth as a special entry cadet and after graduating went to Mauritius which soon headed for the Indian Ocean. Early in 1942 he joined Liddesdale for his small ship time on East Coast convoys. He joined Anson briefly for his qualifying exams and in May 1943 joined Skeena on North Atlantic convoy work as a sublieutenant. She then took part in D-Day but that October ran aground in a storm and was lost off Iceland. In December 1944 he joined the new corvette Seacliff. Early in March 1945 he joined Gatineau but almost immediately switched to Ottawa for the final months of the war. A rather factual unemotional account. |
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| 3330 | COLBECK, Percy G. Royal Canadian Navy Postal History 1939–1945. 5 vols.. Edmonton, Alta.: Canimpex, 1993. ISBN: 1898875006.
A truly esoteric interest. Naval Base maps and information; a list of all Canadian warships with commissioning and decommissioning dates, updates of censor stamp numbers, cancellations, black-out cancels, registered & miscellaneous covers and labels. |
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| 3331 | COWLING, Bill. 1,413 Days: In the Wake of a Canadian DEMS Gunner. 124p., bibliog., illus., index. Calgary, Alta.: [author], 1994. ISBN: 0969921209.
A reconstruction of his father's war service. He joined the RCN in 1939 and his travels are reconstructed from ships' logs. A dry account which disguises service on over 60 convoys, seven of which were attacked, and the perils of submarines, air attacks, and collisions. |
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| 3332 | CURRY, Frank. War at Sea: A Canadian Seaman on the North Atlantic. x, 148p., illus. Toronto: Lugus, 1990. ISBN: 0921633521.
Curry volunteered in 1939 and after training as an Asdic operator joined the corvette Kamsack on the North Atlantic convoys. After retraining he joined in 1943 the Bangor Class Caraquet based at Devonport for pre-invasion duties. He served with her until 1945. |
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| 3333 | DARLINGTON, Robert, & McKEE, Fraser. The Canadian Naval Chronicle 1939–1945: The Successes and Losses of the Canadian Navy in World War II. 272p., bibliog., illus., index. St. Catharine's, Ont.: Vanwell; Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1996. ISBN: 1551250322.
An excellent chronological account divided into 65 chapters describing the major incidents involving RCN vessels. The authors' names are reversed on the dustjacket. |
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| 3334 | DOUGLAS, W.A.B., SARTY, Roger & WHITBY, Michael. A Blue Water Navy: The Official Operational History of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War, 1939-1943. Volume II, Part 2. 650p., bibliog.., illus., index. St Catharine's, Ont: Vanwell and the Department of National Defence, 2007. ISBN: 1551250691.
Intended as a supplement to Tucker's Official History, this exemplary work benefits from modern research, the use of declassified records and a team of excellent historians. It is in two volumes, the second listed below. |
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| 3335 | DOUGLAS, W.A.B., SARTY, Roger & WHITBY, Michael. No Higher Purpose: The Official Operational History of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War, 1939-1943. Volume II, Part 1.664p., bibliog.., illus., index. St Catharine's, Ont: Vanwell and the Department of National Defence, 2002. ISBN: 1551250616.
Intended as a supplement to Tucker's Official History, this exemplary work benefits from modern research, the use of declassified records and a team of excellent historians. |
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| 3336 | DOUGLAS, W. A. B. ed. The RCN in Transition 1910–1985. 411p., illus. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1988. ISBN: 0774803126 A series of essays which looks at the development of the RCN from an Imperial relict to an ocean-going national force. |
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| 3337 | DRAKE, Lawson. Sea Over Bow: A Prince Edward Islander in the Royal Canadian Volunteer Reserve in World War II. vi, 158., bibliog., illus. Cornwall, P.E.I.: [author], 2000. ISBN: 096878710X.
An autobiography. He joined up in 1940 and after training joined Prince David as an Ordinary Seaman, serving first in the Caribbean and then the Aleutians. When she went for conversion to a landing ship, he was drafted to Glasgow as a Leading Seaman at the very end of 1943. He stayed with her until after D-Day then crossed to Canada with Sheffield, before joining Uganda for service in the Pacific before returning home for discharge at war's end. |
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| 3338 | FARYON, Cynthia J. Unsung Heroes of the Royal Canadian Navy: Incredible Tales of Courage and Daring During World War II (True Canadian Amazing Stories). 133,[11]p., illus. Canmore: Altitude, 2005. ISBN: 1551537656.
Ten popularised tales of personal heroism in some well known naval incidents. |
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| 3339 | FERGUSON, Julie H. Through a Canadian Periscope: The Story of the Canadian Submarine Service. 375p., bibliog., illus., index. Toronto: Dundurn, 1995. ISBN: 1550022172. Canadian submariners served with distinction in all theatres and in all types of operation. |
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| 3340 | FOSTER, J. A. Heart of Oak: A Pictorial History of the Royal Canadian Navy. 140p., illus. Toronto: Methuen, 1985. ISBN: 0458992305.
A chiefly photographic history of the RCN with WWII well-represented. |
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| 3341 | FOWLER, Michelle. A Duffle Bag, Close Friends and Lots of Memories: The Photo Diary of Marion Swinton, W.R.C.N.S. 72p., illus. Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfred Laurier University, 2009. ISBN: 9780978344184.
A photographic scrapbook of happy wartime days as a Wren cook. |
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