A Bridge of Ships: Canadian Shipbuilding During the Second World War

by James Pritchard

In A Bridge of Ships James Pritchard tells the story of the rapidly changing circumstances and forceful personalities that shaped government shipbuilding policy. He examines the ownership and expansion of the shipyards and the role of ship repairing, as well as recruitment and training of the labour force. He also tells the story of the struggle for steel and the expansion of ancillary industries. Pritchard provides a definitive picture of Canada's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773538240
• ISBN13: 9780773538245
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.9" x 9.1"