A Great Fleet of Ships: The Canadian Forts and Parks
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (517 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1551250233 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
While the extent of Canada's war production effort, 1939-1945, is fairly well known to Canadians, one aspect of it has largely escaped notice. These are aspects of merchant shipping seldom discussed in this light.. Heal discusses the reasons and methods of its disposal, and also provides an insightful look at the complex subjects of marine underwriting and chartering. This book describes the technical factors involved in the design of these ships, their construction and operation.A Great Fleet of Ships explains how and why this potential merchant fleet existing at the war's end was so quickly dispersed, wi
A great reference Book Wayne Dingle Informative, well researched and well written. Mr Heal has done a great job of assembling some wonderful stories of this great period in shippoing history