About Michael Whitby Michael Whitby is a Senior Naval Historian at the Directorate of History and Heritage, DND, and co-author of The Official History of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War. Books by Michael Whitby Commanding Canadians The Second World War Diaries of A.F.C. Layard edited by Michael Whitby The Admirals Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century by (author) Michael Whitby, Richard H. Gimblett & Peter Haydon