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Book Salty Dips Volume 11

    Book Details:
  • Author : Naval Association of Canada - Ottawa Branch
  • Publisher : FriesenPress
  • Release : 2021-11-09
  • ISBN : 1039106625
  • Pages : 305 pages

Download or read book Salty Dips Volume 11 written by Naval Association of Canada - Ottawa Branch and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among sailors, “to spin a dip” means “to tell a story.” The Naval Association of Canada - Ottawa Branch's Salty Dips series carries on this tradition by collecting entertaining and informative stories about the Canadian Navy as it is remembered by those who have served in its ranks. As they began conceiving this eleventh volume of the Salty Dips series, the authors agreed that the Navy from which they retired was different from the Navy that they joined. Thus, this volume charts the social changes in the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Navy since the 1950s; in doing so, Some things pass. Some things change. Some just stay the same. brings the past a bit closer to the present by reminding us of the journey that brought us here. This compendium of stories, musings, recollections, and observations gets to the heart of what it means to serve one’s country and spend one’s life at sea. These “Old Salts” tell some incredible tales, admit to humorous pranks, and catalogue important historical moments from a personal perspective, including reminiscences of the first female officers to serve at sea in the Canadian Navy. This collection of voices affords us a sense of the textures and nuances of Navy life, covering everything from shaving mishaps to life-changing calls to duty. Whether you are a seasoned mariner or taking your first dip into naval history, this collection promises to entertain, educate, and inspire.

Book In Peril on the Sea

    Book Details:
  • Author : Donald E. Graves
  • Publisher : Published for the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust by Robin Brass Studio
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 264 pages

Download or read book In Peril on the Sea written by Donald E. Graves and published by Published for the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust by Robin Brass Studio. This book was released on 2003 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a forgotten fighting service. During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Navy expanded from a tiny force of ten warships in 1939 to the third largest Allied navy by 1945. The RCN's primary wartime role was convoy escort in the North Atlantic, and Canadian warships served in this grim theatre, where the weather was an enemy almost as dangerous as the U-boats, for nearly six years. In Peril on the Sea is the story of the Canadian navy and its important contribution to Allied victory in the Battle of the Atlantic -- the most crucial battle of the Second World War. Much of this fascinating saga is presented through the personal accounts of 65 eyewitnesses -- British, Canadian, German... sailors, submariners and merchant seamen -- who participated in the Second World War's longest operation. In Peril on the Sea contains nearly 200 photographs, drawings, maps, graphics and ship profiles which bring to life with compelling immediacy the grim but courageous struggle to preserve the sea lanes of freedom between 1939 and 1945. Commissioned by the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust and written by one of Canada's foremost historians, In Peril on the Sea will appeal to general and specialist readers alike. Book jacket.

Book Dog Boats at War

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  • Author : Leonard C Reynolds
  • Publisher : The History Press
  • Release : 2009-05-29
  • ISBN : 0752499947
  • Pages : 265 pages

Download or read book Dog Boats at War written by Leonard C Reynolds and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-05-29 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Built of plywood and measuring 115 feet long, powered by four supercharged petrol engines and armed to the teeth with heavy weapons, the 'D' Class Motor Gun Boats (MGBs) and Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs) were better known as Dog Boats and played havoc with enemy shipping in home and foreign waters. During three years of war they engaged the enemy on more than 350 occasions, sinking and damaging many ships. Dog Boats at War is the authoritative account of operations by the Royal Navy's 'D' Class MGBs and MTBs in the Second World War in Home, Mediterranean and Norwegian waters. As well as drawing on official records - both British and German - the author has contacted several hundred Dog Boat veterans whose eye witness accounts add drama to the unfolding story.

Book The Necessary War  Volume 1

Download or read book The Necessary War Volume 1 written by Tim Cook and published by Penguin Canada. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-winner of the 2014-2015 Charles P. Stacey Award Tim Cook, Canada’s leading war historian, ventures deep into World War Two in this epic two-volume story of heroism and horror, of loss and longing, sacrifice and endurance. Written in Cook’s compelling narrative style, this book shows in impressive detail how soldiers, airmen, and sailors fought—the evolving tactics, weapons of war, logistics, and technology. It gauges Canadian effectiveness against the skilled enemy whom they confronted in battlefields from 1939 to 1943, from the sweltering heat of Sicily to the frigid North Atlantic, and from the urban warfare of Ortona to the dark skies over Germany. The Necessary War examines the equally important factors of morale, discipline, and fortitude of the Canadian citizen-soldiers. The war was an engine of transformation for Canada. With a population of fewer than twelve million, Canada embraced its role as an arsenal of democracy, exporting war supplies, feeding its allies, and raising a million-strong armed forces that served and fought in nearly every theatre of war. The nation was mobilized like never before in the fight to preserve the liberal democratic order. The six-year-long exertion caused disruption, provoked nationwide industrialization, ushered in changes to gender roles, exacerbated the tension between English and French, and forged a new sense of Canadian identity. Canadians were willing to bear almost any burden and to pay the ultimate price in the pursuit of victory. As with his award-winning two-volume series on WWI, Tim Cook uses original sources, letters from soldiers, rare documents, and maps of battlefields to illustrate the contributions and sacrifices made by what is often called the greatest generation. Magisterial in its scope, The Necessary War illuminates Canada’s past as never before. From the Western Front to the home front, Canadians served many roles in a war that had to be fought and won.

Book The Good Allies

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tim Cook
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2024-09-17
  • ISBN : 0735248214
  • Pages : 577 pages

Download or read book The Good Allies written by Tim Cook and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From our country's most important war historian, a gripping account of the turbulent relationship between Canada and the US during the Second World War. The two nations entered the war amidst rivalry and mutual suspicion, but learned to fight together before emerging triumphant and bound by an alliance that has lasted to this day. When the Second World War broke out in 1939, it set in motion a deadly struggle between the Axis powers and the Allies, but also fraught negotiations between and among the Allies. On questions of diplomacy, economic policy, industrial might, military capabilities, and even national sovereignty, thousands of lives and the fate of the free world depended on back-room deals and desperate trade-offs between soldiers, diplomats, and leaders. In North America, Canada and the US strained to forge a new military alliance to guard their coasts and fend off German U-boats and the menace of a Japanese invasion. Wartime economies were entwined to produce a staggering contribution of weapons to keep Britain and other allies in the war. The defence of North America against enemy threats was essential before the US and Canada could send armies, navies, and air forces overseas. In his trademark style, Tim Cook employs eyewitness accounts to vividly lay bare the brutality of combat and the courage of North Americans under fire. Behind the fighting fronts, the charged and often secret communications between national leaders Churchill, Roosevelt, and King reveal how their personalities shaped the outcome of history’s most destructive war, the fate of the British Empire, and the North American alliance that lives on to this day. The Good Allies is a masterful account of how Canadians and Americans made the transition from wary rivals to steadfast allies, and how Canada thrived in the shadow of the military and global superpower. In exploring this complex and crucial dimension of the Second World War and its legacy, Cook recounts two nations’ story of cooperation, of sacrifice, and of bleeding together to save the world from the fascist threat.

Book The History of Canada Series  War in the St  Lawrence

Download or read book The History of Canada Series War in the St Lawrence written by Roger Sarty and published by Penguin Canada. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1942 to 1944, 15 German submarines destroyed or severely damaged 27 ships, including three Canadian warships, a U.S. Army troop transport, and the Newfoundland ferry Caribou. More than 250 lives were lost. It was the only battle of the twentieth century to take place within Canada’s boundaries, and the only battle to be fought almost exclusively by Canadian forces under Canadian, rather than alliance, high command. And for more than 40 years the battle was characterized as a Canadian defeat. But was it a defeat? Drawing on new material from wartime records—including ultra-top-secret Allied decryptions of German naval radio communications, Roger Sarty shows that Canada mounted a successful defence with far fewer resources and in the face of much greater challenges than previously known. He draws vivid pictures of the intense combat on Canada’s shores and the interplay of the St Lawrence battle with war politics in Ottawa, Washington and London. At the same time, he weaves a second story: how researchers reassembled the scattered war records in Canada, Britain, the United States and Germany and brought the long-forgotten battle to life for new generations of Canadians and international audiences.

Book Cooking with Wild Game  Volume 11

Download or read book Cooking with Wild Game Volume 11 written by EDA and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2021-02-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though things seem to finally be picking up for Asuta in regards to business, the people of the forest’s edge are still facing their fair share of issues. Jeeda and his hatred remain a threat, as they haven’t yet managed to break through to the boy. Allies from the post town have clearly been targeted by someone, though the culprit remains a mystery. And above all else, the clash with Cyclaeus looms ever larger. Unfortunately for our heroes, things are going to get worse before they get better. Which is to say, while carrying out his daily work, Asuta is kidnapped under orders from a mysterious figure! Just what do they want from him? Will Ai Fa and his other allies be able to track him down? And will our plucky young chef be able to make it out of this pinch safely?! Find out all this and more in the exciting eleventh volume of Cooking with Wild Game!

Book The Long Ascent  Volume 1

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  • Author : Robert Sheldon
  • Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
  • Release : 2017-06-27
  • ISBN : 153261215X
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book The Long Ascent Volume 1 written by Robert Sheldon and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first eleven chapters of Genesis (Adam, Eve, Noah) are to the twenty-first century what the Virgin Birth was to the nineteenth century: an impossibility. A technical scientific exegesis of Gen 1-11, however, reveals not only the lost rivers of Eden and its location, but the date of the Flood, the length of the Genesis days, and the importance of comets in the creation of the world. These were hidden in the Hebrew text, now illuminated by modern cosmology, archaeology, and biology. The internet-friendly linguistic tools described in this book make it possible to resolve the mysterious "firmament," to decipher the "bird of the air," and to find the dragonflies of chapter 1. Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Norse, Sumerian, and Sanskrit mythology are all found to support this new interpretation of Genesis. Combining science, myth, and the Genesis accounts together paints a vivid picture of the genetic causes and consequences of the greatest Flood of the human race. It also draws attention to the acute peril our present civilization faces as it follows the same path as its long-forgotten, antediluvian ancestors. Discover why Genesis has never been so possible, so relevant as it is today.

Book Canadian Defence Quarterly

Download or read book Canadian Defence Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Financial Accounting and Reporting

Download or read book Financial Accounting and Reporting written by Robert H. Strawser and published by Thomson South-Western. This book was released on 2002 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Financial Accounting and Reporting, 2e, is written with an emphasis in financial statements and their uses and limitations. The text provides a broad overview of accounting, from basic concepts through accounting information systems, to financial statements and reports. Considerations of theory and practice are blended, and numerous illustrations and examples are included to enhance student understanding. The text approaches financial accounting without the use of debits or credits, accounts or journal entries.

Book Canadian Books in Print

Download or read book Canadian Books in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Insubordinate and the Noncompliant

Download or read book The Insubordinate and the Noncompliant written by Howard Coombs and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2008-03-28 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Unwilling and the Reluctant: Theoretical Perspectives on Disobedience in the Military and The Apathetic and the Defiant: Case Studies of Canadian Mutiny and Disobedience, 1812-1919 are the first two volumes in a series devoted to disobedience issues in the Canadian military. Now with The Insubordinate and the Noncompliant, the trilogy is complete. Military leadership has both formal and informal dimensions. The formal leadership of any organization must ensure that it minimizes the divergence between institutional aims and the actions of informal leaders. When this separation occurs, the result is sometimes mutiny. These incidents of insubordination and noncompliance represent a form of dialogue between military personnel and their leadership. The Insubordinate and the Noncompliant offers a perspective on the Canadian experience with military mutiny in the twentieth century in an effort to provide relevant lessons for today.

Book The Complete Book of Raw Food  Volume 2

Download or read book The Complete Book of Raw Food Volume 2 written by Lisa Montgomery and published by Hatherleigh Press. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhanced Ebook Edition in Beautiful Color! A Dynamic New Collection of Over 400 Easy and Delicious Raw Food Recipes The Complete Book of Raw Food, Volume 2 guides you through the process of creating fantastic raw meals. Over 400 favorite recipes from the world’s leading raw chefs have been assembled and curated by acclaimed author Lisa Montgomery. This new collection includes everything from soups and salads to main dishes and desserts, plus smoothies, breads, crackers, dips, and more. Also included is Lisa’s sage advice on choosing ingredients; what tools you will need to create raw dishes; tips on dehydrating, sprouting, fermenting, and juicing; as well as prep times for all recipes. Here are just a few examples of the delicious recipes available in The Complete Book of Raw Food, Volume 2: • Sweet Cranberry Kale Salad • Tomato Squash Soup • Three Nut Basil Pesto Pasta • Cucumber-Pineapple Gazpacho • Creamy Camu Avocado Yogurt • Pesto Spinach Portobello • Sweet and Savory Bean Salad • Almond-Coconut Macaroons • Cinnamon Roll Milkshake • Cauliflower Casserole • Eggplant and Spinach Parmesan • Nutty Almond Caramel Apple Slices Comprehensive and easy to follow, The Complete Book of Raw Food, Volume 2 is for anyone who wants to create flavorful, healthy recipes at home. It is a must-have in your raw food library!

Book Publishers  Directory

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gale Group
  • Publisher : Gale Cengage
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 9780787659318
  • Pages : 2144 pages

Download or read book Publishers Directory written by Gale Group and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 2003 with total page 2144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides detailed information on more than 20,000 U.S. and Canadian publishers, including nearly 1,000 distributors, wholesalers and jobbers, as well as small independent presses. The latest edition adds approximately 500 new entries with increased Canadian listings and Web site and e-mail addresses.

Book Reformed Systematic Theology  Volume 1

Download or read book Reformed Systematic Theology Volume 1 written by Joel Beeke and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2019-03-14 with total page 1156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The church needs good theology that engages the head, heart, and hands. This four-volume work combines rigorous historical and theological scholarship with application and practicality—characterized by an accessible, Reformed, and experiential approach. In this volume, Joel R. Beeke and Paul M. Smalley explore the first two of eight central themes of theology: revelation and God.

Book Ben Cao Gang Mu  Volume II

    Book Details:
  • Author : Li Shizhen
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2021-02-02
  • ISBN : 0520976975
  • Pages : 906 pages

Download or read book Ben Cao Gang Mu Volume II written by Li Shizhen and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume II in the Ben cao gang mu series offers a complete translation of chapters 5 through 11, devoted to waters, fires, soils, metals, jades, stones, minerals, and salts. The Ben cao gang mu is a sixteenth-century Chinese encyclopedia of medical matter and natural history by Li Shizhen (1518–1593). The culmination of a sixteen-hundred-year history of Chinese medical and pharmaceutical literature, it is considered the most important and comprehensive book ever written in the history of Chinese medicine and remains an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners. This nine-volume series reveals an almost two-millennia-long panorama of wide-ranging observations and sophisticated interpretations, ingenious manipulations, and practical applications of natural substances for the benefit of human health. Paul Unschuld's annotated translation of the Ben cao gang mu, presented here with the original Chinese text, opens a rare window into viewing the people and culture of China's past.

Book Autoethnography in the 21st Century  Volume II

Download or read book Autoethnography in the 21st Century Volume II written by Lisa Ortiz-Vilarelle and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-09-13 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autoethnography in the 21st Century offers interpretive, analytic, interactive, performative, experiential, and embodied forms of autoethnography from around the globe. Volume II, Genealogy, Memory, Media, Witness examines hybrid ethnographic life-writing genres, including genealogical memoir, cultural autotheory, and family narrative. Contributors actively blur the distinction between emic and etic classifications of ethnographic experience to position themselves as both the active bearers of and critical witnesses of culture to produce and analyze expressive rather than data-driven depictions of selfhood and culture that emerge in the spaces between traditionally self-effacing scientific methods and literary narrative. It features autobiographical and anthropological poetics, autotheory, and fieldwork grounded in Trinidad, Jordan, Mexico, Italy, Australia, Canada, Scotland, Egypt, Turkey, and the United States. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in the fields of critical autoethnography, communication, cultural and gender studies, and other related disciplines. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Life Writing.