A Two-Edged Sword: The Navy as an Instrument of Canadian Foreign Policy

by Nicholas Tracy

In the first major study of the Royal Canadian Navy's contribution to foreign policy, Nicholas Tracy takes a comprehensive look at the paradox that Canada faces in participating in a system of collective defence as a means of avoiding subordination to other countries. Created in 1910 to support Canadian autonomy, the Royal Canadian Navy has played an important role in defining Canada's relationship with the United Kingdom, the United States, and NATO...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773540512
• ISBN13: 9780773540514
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"