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

by David Zimmerman

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774830352
• ISBN13: 9780774830355
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 206 Pages