Ainsworth Books
Seller Rating: 5
Location: Point Roberts, WA
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0002006642. Remainder mark bottom page edges; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, [...] 0002006642.
Remainder mark bottom page edges; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 286 pages; ON MAY 11th, 1942, a German U-boat torpedoed the SS Nicoya, violently ending the peace in Canada's waters that stretched back to 1812. By the end of 1944, another 18 merchant ships and four Canadian warships would be destroyed. More than 300 CanadiansÂincluding women and childrenÂdied by explosion, fire or an icy drowning. Up until now, there has been no accessible and accurate retelling of this tragic chapter in Canadian war history. Nathan M. Greenfield, a respected writer and historian, meticulously recreates the battles of the St. Lawrence, as well as the Canadian response to U-boats in our waters. Why was a corvette, equipped with the most up-to-date anti-submarine gear, still destroyed? Why was sonar almost useless in the waters of the river? Was Canada's navy up to the task? In a fast-paced and revealing narrative studded with numerous first-hand accounts by both Canadians and Germans, The Battle of the St. Lawrence offers a sometimes surprising and always fascinating perspective on our war history.
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