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One of Canada’s leading military historians recounts the story of the Canadian navy’s Pacific fleet during the tense years of the early Cold War.

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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.

-- Sean Getway, independent scholar * Pacific Historical Review *

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 The Legacy of War and Demobilization

2 From Peace to Cold War, 1945-50

3 Defending the West Coast in the Nuclear Age

Cold War Expansion

5 Reorganization of Pacific Command and West Coast Defence Planning, 1958-61

6 The Golden Age

7 The Cold War on the Pacific Coast, 1958-65

Conclusion; Notes on Sources; Notes; Index

Maritime Command Pacific The Royal Canadian Navys

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      Publisher University of British Columbia Press
      Published 15 November 2015
      ISBN-13 9780774830348
      978-0774830348
      ISBN-10 0774830344
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      Naval forces and warfare Warfare and defence

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      One of Canada’s leading military historians recounts the story of the Canadian navy’s Pacific fleet during the tense years of the early Cold War.

      Trade Review

      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.

      -- Sean Getway, independent scholar * Pacific Historical Review *

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1 The Legacy of War and Demobilization

      2 From Peace to Cold War, 1945-50

      3 Defending the West Coast in the Nuclear Age

      Cold War Expansion

      5 Reorganization of Pacific Command and West Coast Defence Planning, 1958-61

      6 The Golden Age

      7 The Cold War on the Pacific Coast, 1958-65

      Conclusion; Notes on Sources; Notes; Index

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