Richard H. Gimblett

The Admirals: Canada’s Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century fills an important void in the history of Canada’s navy. Those who carry the burden of high command have a critical niche in not only guiding the day-to-day concerns of running an armed service but in ensuring that it is ready to face the challenges of the future. Canada’s leading naval historians present analytical articles on the officers who led the navy from its foundation in 1910 to the unification in 1968. Six former Maritime Commanders provide personal reflections on command. The result is a valuable biographical compendium for anyone interested in the history of the Canadian Navy, the Canadian Forces, or military and naval leadership in general.

A comprehensive, fully illustrated survey of Canada’s warship and maritime aircraft acquisitions from 1910 to the present day.Combining the talents of two of Canada’s foremost naval historians, this book fills an important void in the story of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and associated Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Maritime Aviation. A never-before-attempted chronological examination of when and why Canada has procured its some 50 classes of warships and a dozen aircraft types over the past 120 years, and how it has employed and disposed of them, it does more than collect statistics on the specifications and characteristics of those vessels and aircraft — it reveals fresh insights to many overlooked themes and connections. Karl Gagnon’s marvellous profile drawings and many rarely seen images complement this engaging narrative history of the RCN and Maritime Aviation.

From its creation in 1910, the Royal Canadian Navy was marked by political debate over the countrys need for a naval service. The Seabound Coast, Volume I of a three-volume official history of the RCN, traces the story of the navys first three decades, from its beginnings as Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Lauriers tinpot navy of two obsolescent British cruisers to the force of six modern destroyers and four minesweepers with which it began the Second World War. The previously published Volume II of this history, Part 1, No Higher Purpose, and Part 2, A Blue Water Navy, has already told the story of the RCN during the 19391945 conflict. Based on extensive archival research, The Seabound Coast recounts the acrimonious debates that eventually led to the RCNs establishment in 1910, its tenuous existence following the Laurier governments sudden replacement by that of Robert Borden one year later, and the navys struggles during the First World War when it was forced to defend Canadian waters with only a handful of resources.From the effects of the devastating Halifax explosion in December 1917 to the U-boat campaign off Canadas East Coast in 1918, the volume examines how the RCNs task was made more difficult by the often inconsistent advice Ottawa received from the British Admiralty in London. In its final section, this important and well-illustrated history relates the RCNs experience during the interwar years when anti-war sentiment and an economic depression threatened the services very survival.

La cration de la Marine royale du Canada (MRC) en 1910 et ses premires annes dexistence ont t marques par un dbat politique quant la ncessit dun service naval au Canada. Du littoral la mer, le premier dune srie de trois volumes relatant lhistoire officielle de la MRC, retrace les trois premires dcennies de la Marine, de ses dbuts comme marine de pacotille tablie par le Premier ministre sir Wilfrid Laurier et constitue de deux croiseurs britanniques obsoltes jusqu son entre dans la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en tant que force compose de six destroyers modernes et de quatre dragueurs de mines. Lhistoire de la MRC au cours du conflit de 19391945 a dj t raconte dans la partie 1, Rien de plus noble, et la partie 2, Parmi les puissances navales, du volume II de la srie, publi prcdemment.Fond sur des recherches archivistiques approfondies, louvrage Du littoral la mer relate les pres dbats qui ont finalement men ltablissement de la MRC en 1910, son existence prcaire aprs le remplacement soudain du gouvernement de Laurier par celui de Robert Borden un an plus tard, ainsi que les difficults de la Marine au cours de la Premire Guerre mondiale lorsquelle a d dfendre les eaux canadiennes avec trs peu de ressources. Des consquences dsastreuses de la terrible explosion survenue Halifax en dcembre 1917 jusqu la campagne mene par les sous-marins allemands au large de la cte Est du Canada en 1918, le volume I examine dans quelle mesure les conseils souvent incohrents quOttawa recevait de lAmiraut britannique, Londres, ont compliqu la tche de la MRC. La dernire section de cet important ouvrage historique bien illustr traite de lexprience de la MRC pendant lentre-deux-guerres, alors que le sentiment antiguerre et une dpression conomique menaaient sa survie mme.

This official account of the crisis in the Persian Gulf traces the Canadian Forces commitment to the Gulf region in response to Iraqi aggression in 1990-1991. Written by two officers who served in the Persian Gulf during the period of hostilities in 1991, this official account is the fruit of four years of detailed research. Based upon their personal experiences, numerous interviews, and unrestricted access to official papers, they have produced a candid account of value for both the military professional and the interested civilian. In January 1991, the Chief of Defence Staff authorized the Director of History to post Major Jean Morin as field historian to the staff of the Commander, Canadian Forces Middle East (Commodore Ken Summers). It was the first time since the Korean War that a historical officer had been posted to the staff of a Canadian commander overseas.

An official account of the crisis in the Persian Gulf that traces the Canadian Forces’ commitment to the Gulf region in response to Iraqi aggression in 1990-1991. This title includes text in French.

This official account of the crisis in the Persian Gulf traces the Canadian Forces commitment to the Gulf region in response to Iraqi aggression in 1990-1991. Written by two officers who served in the Persian Gulf during the period of hostilities in 1991, this official account is the fruit of four years of detailed research. Based upon their personal experiences, numerous interviews, and unrestricted access to official papers, they have produced a candid account of value for both the military professional and the interested civilian. In January 1991, the Chief of Defence Staff authorized the Director of History to post Major Jean Morin as field historian to the staff of the Commander, Canadian Forces Middle East (Commodore Ken Summers). It was the first time since the Korean War that a historical officer had been posted to the staff of a Canadian commander overseas.

An official account of the crisis in the Persian Gulf that traces the Canadian Forces’ commitment to the Gulf region in response to Iraqi aggression in 1990-1991. This title includes text in French.