Tin-pots and pirate ships : Canadian Naval Forces and German Sea Raiders 1880-1918 /
Hadley , Michael L.
Tin-pots and pirate ships : Canadian Naval Forces and German Sea Raiders 1880-1918 / Michael L. Hadley; Roger Sarty. - Montreal ; Kingston : MQUP, 1991. - XVI, 391 p. : ill.: maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references
Michael Hadley and Roger Sarty shed new light on Canadian and German history -- and on Canada's naval defences in particular -- by exploring the naval operations and politics of both nations between 1880 and 1918. Beginning with Canada's feeling of "Splendid Isolation" and Germany's imperial ambitions against North America, the authors' intriguing and graphic account takes us from the early turmoil of federal politics in Canada to the conflict of the Great War and the eventual mothballing of the Canadian fleet.
0773507787
Canada Royal Canadian Navy
Canada--History
Tin-pots and pirate ships : Canadian Naval Forces and German Sea Raiders 1880-1918 / Michael L. Hadley; Roger Sarty. - Montreal ; Kingston : MQUP, 1991. - XVI, 391 p. : ill.: maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references
Michael Hadley and Roger Sarty shed new light on Canadian and German history -- and on Canada's naval defences in particular -- by exploring the naval operations and politics of both nations between 1880 and 1918. Beginning with Canada's feeling of "Splendid Isolation" and Germany's imperial ambitions against North America, the authors' intriguing and graphic account takes us from the early turmoil of federal politics in Canada to the conflict of the Great War and the eventual mothballing of the Canadian fleet.
0773507787
Canada Royal Canadian Navy
Canada--History