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History General

RCN in Retrospect, 1910-1968

edited by James A. Boutilier

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 1982
Category
General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774843461
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774801522
    Publish Date
    Jan 1982
    List Price
    $27.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774801966
    Publish Date
    Jan 1982
    List Price
    $27.95

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Description

This tribute to a proud service surveys the history of the Royal Canadian Navy from its inception in 1910 to its demise in 1968. Although established as a declaration of Canada's independence from the imperial fleet, the RCN was the child of the Royal Navy. Its first ships were RN cast-offs, and for the next forty years officers trained in the British fleet -- their 'big ship time.' From these modest beginnings, the book deals with such related issues as the problem of imperial defense, the development of a naval service with a Canadian identity, and the evolution of a Canadian naval engineering capacity.

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Contributor Notes

James A. Boutilier is an associate professor of history at Royal Roads Military College.

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