The Far Distant Ships: An Official Account of Canadian Naval Operations in the Second World War

Joseph Schull

Published by The Department of National Defence of Canada, Ottawa, 1950

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The Far Distant Ships: An Official Account of Canadian Naval Operations in the Second World War; by Joseph Schull; published by the authority of the Minister of National Defence; Edmund Cloutier, King s Printer, Ottawa, 1950. From the blurb Those far distant, storm-beaten ships upon which the Grand Army never looked, stood between it and the dominion of the world. These words, written of the army of Napoleon and the ships of Nelson, apply equally to the work done by Allied seapower in the Second World War. This book is an account of Canada s contribution to that work. The story ranges over almost every one of the world s seas. For sixty-eight months the Canadian Navy was in the thick of the battle about the Atlantic convoys, as one of the principal contenders. In other fierce campaigns along the eastern seaboard of North America, in the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf, in the Arctic, the Mediterranean, the English Channel, the North Sea, the Bay of Biscay and the Pacific, and along the coasts of Normandy, Sicily, Italy, North Africa and Greece, Canadian ships and seamen wrote a gallant chapter of history. The absorbing drama unfolds here in lively and informal language, profusely illustrated with maps and photographs. This book, 515 pages is in very-good condition in a poor dust jacket that is now in a protective mylar wrap. Seller Inventory # 2364a

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Title: The Far Distant Ships: An Official Account ...

Publisher: The Department of National Defence of Canada, Ottawa

Publication Date: 1950

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Poor