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Maritime Command Pacific: The Royal Canadian Navy's West Coast Fleet in the Early Cold War

Maritime Command Pacific: The Royal Canadian Navy's West Coast Fleet in the Early Cold War

Zimmerman, David

Paperback

Series: Studies in Canadian Military History

Canadian HistoryTechnology & EngineeringNaval History

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ISBN10: 0774830352
ISBN13: 9780774830355
Publisher: Univ Of British Columbia
Published: Jul 1 2016
Pages: 206
Language: English
The Royal Canadian Navy crews that sailed the Atlantic during the early Cold War held a contemptuous view of their West Coast brethren, likening the Pacific fleet to a yacht club where sailors enjoyed a life of leisurely service on a tranquil sea. As David Zimmerman reveals, nothing could be further from the truth. From the fleet's postwar downsizing, through to its rapid expansion in the wake of the Korean War as Cold War fears gripped the nation, Maritime Command Pacific fought to hold steady amid drifting Japanese mines, Soviet submarines, and joint US-Canadian training exercises.

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