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Maritime Command Pacific

The Royal Canadian Navy’s West Coast Fleet in the Early Cold War

by (author) David Zimmerman

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2015
Category
Naval, Canada, Security (National & International)
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774830348
    Publish Date
    Nov 2015
    List Price
    $95.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774830379
    Publish Date
    Jul 2016
    List Price
    $32.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774830355
    Publish Date
    Jul 2016
    List Price
    $32.95

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Description

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, Maritime Command Pacific fought to hold steady amid drifting Japanese mines, Soviet submarines, and joint US-Canadian training exercises.

About the author

David Zimmerman is a professor of military history at the University of Victoria.

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Editorial Reviews

Any scholar of Cold War naval policy will benefit from reading this book. David Zimmerman sets out to correct the absence of works on the Canadian West Coast Fleet. … The book is superbly organized … [and] serves as an excellent example of examining all elements of a navy and not simply the fleet and strategy. Additionally, the book is a welcome break from the U.S.-centric perspective.

Pacific Historical Review

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