Through a Canadian Periscope: The Story of the Canadian Submarine Service

by Julie H. Ferguson

Book Overview

A comprehensive history of Canada's submarine service and the people who have served in it. Created in 1914, at the beginning of World War I, Canada's submarine force has overcome repeated attempts to sink it since then. Surprise, controversy, political expediency, and naval manipulation flow through its one hundred-year history. Heroes and eccentrics, and ordinary people populate its remarkable story, epitomizing the true essence of the service...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550022172
• ISBN13: 9781550022179
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

"A great story, very well told," says university professor.

Thoroughly researched and most enjoyable to read, this book tells the story of the Canadian Submarine Service from the first day of the Great War to the present. Ferguson uses dialogue and one fictional chapter to bring the tale alive and ensures there is a strong focus on the submariners themselves. A must read for all naval history buffs!