Halifax and the Royal Canadian Navy

by John Boileau

Book Overview

On May 4, 1910, the Liberal government of Sir Wilfrid Laurier passed the Naval Service Act, which created the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). Ever since, the RCN and the city of Halifax-a strategic Canadian port on the Atlantic-have been partners. During the Second World War's Battle of the Atlantic, Halifax was a major centre of operations for the RCN, which was tasked with the crucial missions of escorting merchant ships and hunting German U-Boats...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551097478
• ISBN13: 9781551097473
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (CN)
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"