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The History of Canada Series: War in the St. Lawrence

The Forgotten U-boat Battles On Canada's Shores

By: Roger Sarty

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The History of Canada Series: War in the St. Lawrence

The Forgotten U-boat Battles On Canada's Shores

By: Roger Sarty

From 1942 to 1944, 15 German submarines destroyed or severely damaged 27 ships, including three Canadian warships, a U.S. Army troop transport, and the Newfoundland ferry Caribou. More than 250 lives were lost. It was the only battle of the twentieth century to take place within Canada’s boundaries, and the only battle to be fought almost exclusively by Canadian forces under Canadian, rather than alliance, high command. And for more than 40 years the battle was characterized as a Canadian defeat. But was it a defeat? Drawing on new material from wartime records—including ultra-top-secret Allied decryptions of German naval radio communications, Roger Sarty shows that Canada mounted a successful defence with far fewer resources and in the face of much greater challenges than previously known. He draws vivid pictures of the intense combat on Canada’s shores and the interplay of the St Lawrence battle with war politics in Ottawa, Washington and London. At the same time, he weaves a second story: how researchers reassembled the scattered war records in Canada, Britain, the United States and Germany and brought the long-forgotten battle to life for new generations of Canadians and international audiences.

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Penguin Canada

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014318590X

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Guardian of the Gulf

Sydney, Cape Breton, and the Atlantic Wars

By: Brian Douglas Tennyson,Roger Sarty

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Guardian of the Gulf

Sydney, Cape Breton, and the Atlantic Wars

By: Brian Douglas Tennyson,Roger Sarty

A vivid and long overdue account of one of the great untold Canadian military stories: Sydney's importance as a major convoy port, a base in the hunt for German submarines, and an industrial centre producing critically important coal and steel.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802085458

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9780802085450

Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships

Canadian Naval Forces and German Sea Raiders 1880-1918

By: Michael L. Hadley,Roger Sarty

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Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships

Canadian Naval Forces and German Sea Raiders 1880-1918

By: Michael L. Hadley,Roger Sarty

Michael Hadley and Roger Sarty shed new light on Canadian and German history -- and on Canada's naval defences in particular -- by exploring the naval operations and politics of both nations between 1880 and 1918. Beginning with Canada's feeling of "Splendid Isolation" and Germany's imperial ambitions against North America, the authors' intriguing and graphic account takes us from the early turmoil of federal politics in Canada to the conflict of the Great War and the eventual mothballing of the Canadian fleet. Having conducted an exhaustive study of Canadian, German, American, and British sources -- many of which have not been examined before -- Hadley and Sarty evaluate such major issues as policies and practice; intelligence schemes and spy scares; naval bills and the Dreadnought crisis; U-boats, commercial submarines, undersea cruisers, and surface raiders; and coastal patrols and convoy protection. Many factors that were believed to have been responsible for shaping -- and misshaping -- the Canadian Navy of 1939-45 are shown to have been in play during the First World War. Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships reveals the Canadian tradition of building a fleet only when needed, dismantling it once the conflict is over, and ultimately accepting terms dictated by alliance partners.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773562605

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9780773562608

Loyal Gunners

3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal Company) and the History of New Brunswick's Artillery, 1893-2012

By: Lee Windsor,Roger Sarty,Marc Milner

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Loyal Gunners

3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal Company) and the History of New Brunswick's Artillery, 1893-2012

By: Lee Windsor,Roger Sarty,Marc Milner

Loyal Gunners uniquely encapsulates the experience of Canadian militia gunners and their units into a single compelling narrative that centres on the artillery units of New Brunswick. The story of those units is a profoundly Canadian story: one of dedication and sacrifice in service of great guns and of Canada. The 3rd Field Regiment (The Loyal Company), Royal Canadian Artillery, is Canada’s oldest artillery unit, dating to the founding of the Loyal Company in Saint John in 1793. Since its centennial in 1893, 3rd Field—in various permutations of medium, coastal, and anti-aircraft artillery—has formed the core of New Brunswick’s militia artillery, and it has endured into the twenty-first century as the last remaining artillery unit in the province. This book is the first modern assessment of the development of Canadian heavy artillery in the Great War, the first look at the development of artillery in general in both world wars, and the first exploration of the development and operational deployment of anti-tank artillery in the Second World War. It also tells a universal story of survival as it chronicles the fortunes of New Brunswick militia units through the darkest days of the Cold War, when conventional armed forces were entirely out of favour. In 1950 New Brunswick had four and a half regiments of artillery; by 1970 it had one—3rd Field. Loyal Gunners traces the rise and fall of artillery batteries in New Brunswick as the nature of modern war evolved. From the Great War to Afghanistan it provides the most comprehensive account to date of Canada’s gunners.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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1771122560

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9781771122566

Warships of the Bay of Quinte

By: Roger Litwiller

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Warships of the Bay of Quinte

By: Roger Litwiller

This is the story of six of Canadas Warships HMCS NAPANEE, HMCS BELLEVILLE, HMCS HALLOWELL, HMCS TRENTONIAN, HMCS QUINTE (I), and the HMCS QUINTE (II). These histories give a unique account of the small ships that have been the backbone of the Canadian Navy during the Second World War and the Cold War. The stories record the accomplishments of these hardworking ships as well as the mistakes. This rich and vivid account of an important part of Canadas Naval Service draws from the records of the ships, interviews with their crews, letters, diaries, newspaper articles, community libraries and photographs. You will learn about the HMCS NAPANEE as she fights a five day battle against twenty-four German submarines in on one of Canadas most tragic convoy battles. Be with HMCS BELLEVILLE as she fights to rescue a torpedoed merchant ship and find out about how a German submarine sinks the HMCS TRENTONIAN late in the war killing six of her crew.

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Dundurn

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1459700368

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9781459700369

Lessons Not Learned

The U.S. Navy's Status Quo Culture

By: Roger Thompson

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Lessons Not Learned

The U.S. Navy's Status Quo Culture

By: Roger Thompson

Despite its reputation as the most impressive naval force in the world, the U.S. Navy is in trouble, according to the author of this book, and systemic weaknesses could be its undoing. Here, military sociologist Roger Thompson provides a compelling, often scathing, assessment of the U.S. Navy and its learning disabilities and then presents a convincing argument for reform. Thompson points to the U.S. Navy's "up or out" promotion system, massive personnel turnover, inexperienced crews, and drug and alcohol abuse as problems that make it difficult for the Navy to build cohesive, well-trained fighting units. In a review of the Navy's recent history, he finds that its ships, submarines, and aircraft are often outperformed in competitions and exercises with other navies—and its failures are either denied altogether or perfunctorily excused. Diesel submarines—so quiet that they are rarely detected until it's too late to prevent an attack—routinely surpass expensive U.S. nuclear subs and put U.S. aircraft carriers in danger. American naval pilots, whose weapons are often improperly tested, are frequently bested by military pilots from other countries. Because the U.S. Navy doesn't have enough surface ships to protect its capital ships, American carrier strike groups now use Canadian ships as escorts. Shortcomings like these, Thompson argues, undermine the Navy's potential and should be cause for national concern. In presenting a side of the U.S. Navy that's rarely discussed, this book spells out lessons the Navy must learn if it is going to succeed in an era of asymmetrical warfare—of David-versus-Goliath conflicts. In his conclusion, the author puts forth a twelve-step program that calls on the U.S. Navy to rethink its naval strategy, to lose some weight, and to focus on the fundamentals.

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Naval Institute Press

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161251412X

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The History of Canada Series: War in the St. Lawrence

The Forgotten U-boat Battles On Canada's Shores

By: Roger Sarty

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Guardian of the Gulf

Sydney, Cape Breton, and the Atlantic Wars

By: Brian Douglas Tennyson,Roger Sarty

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Sydney, Cape Breton, and the Atlantic Wars

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Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships

Canadian Naval Forces and German Sea Raiders 1880-1918

By: Michael L. Hadley,Roger Sarty

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Canadian Naval Forces and German Sea Raiders 1880-1918

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Loyal Gunners

3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal Company) and the History of New Brunswick's Artillery, 1893-2012

By: Lee Windsor,Roger Sarty,Marc Milner

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3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal Company) and the History of New Brunswick's Artillery, 1893-2012

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Book's by Roger Sarty

The History of Canada Series: War in the St. Lawrence

The History of Canada Series: War in the St. Lawrence

Guardian of the Gulf

Guardian of the Gulf

Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships

Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships

Loyal Gunners

Loyal Gunners

Warships of the Bay of Quinte

Warships of the Bay of Quinte

Lessons Not Learned

Lessons Not Learned

The History of Canada Series: War in the St. Lawrence

The History of Canada Series: War in the St. Lawrence

Guardian of the Gulf

Guardian of the Gulf

Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships

Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships

Loyal Gunners

Loyal Gunners

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