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Author: Nathan M. Greenfield
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 320
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →On May 11, 1942, a German U-boat torpedoed SS Nicoya, violently ending a peace in Canada's waters that stretched back to 1812. By the end of 1944, another 18 merchant ships and four Canadian warships would be destroyed. More than 300 men, women and children'including at least 260 Canadians'died by explosion, fire or icy drowning.
Author: Roger Sarty
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Published: 2012-04-17
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 014318590X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: James William Essex
Publisher: Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 168
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A long held secret of the Second World War was German U-Boat activity in the St. Lawrence River. This is its history, one of shortsighted governments, advanced submarine technology and the heroism of the defenders.
Author: Nathan M. Greenfield
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780006394501
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →On May 11, 1942, a German U-boat torpedoed SS Nicoya,violently ending a peace in Canada's waters that stretched back to 1812. Bythe end of 1944, another 18 merchant ships and four Canadian warships would bedestroyed. More than 300 men, women and children--including at least 260Canadians--died by explosion, fire or icy drowning. Drawing on numerous first-hand accounts from both Canadians andGermans, respected writer and historian Nathan Greenfield has penned a lively,revealing narrative, the first popular account of World War II in Canadianwaters. This is a must-read for military history enthusiasts, veterans and theirfamilies.
Author: Roger Sarty
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780670067879
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A detailed history of the naval battles fought by Canadians during the Second World War, based on an extensive use of primary source material and personal accounts.
Author: John M. Austin
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2013-09-10
Total Pages: 165
ISBN-13: 1625846037
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The fledgling United States struggled to keep its freedom from Great Britain during the War of 1812, but St. Lawrence County in upstate New York played a divided role. The region shared a border--as well as close personal and business associations--with British Canada and opposed the American embargo that disrupted these relationships. While some St. Lawrence men fought bravely for America, smuggling was a common way of life. Several small battles and skirmishes took place along the river, and a local merchant even influenced President Madison's decision-making. Local historian John Austin recounts these and other events, as well as the fascinating North Country characters who influenced them, in this book on St. Lawrence County in the War of 1812.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
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Published: 1941
Total Pages: 1182
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Homer H Hickam
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 1996-05-03
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 1612515789
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 1942 German U-boats turned the shipping lanes off Cape Hatteras into a sea of death. Cruising up and down the U.S. eastern seaboard, they sank 259 ships, littering the waters with cargo and bodies. As astonished civilians witnessed explosions from American beaches, fighting men dubbed the area "Torpedo Junction." And while the U.S. Navy failed to react, a handful of Coast Guard sailors scrambled to the front lines. Outgunned and out-maneuvered, they heroically battled the deadliest fleet of submarines ever launched. Never was Germany closer to winning the war. In a moving ship-by-ship account of terror and rescue at sea, Homer Hickam chronicles a little-known saga of courage, ingenuity, and triumph in the early years of World War II. From nerve-racking sea duels to the dramatic ordeals of sailors and victims on both sides of the battle, Hickam dramatically captures a war we had to win--because this one hit terrifyingly close to home.
Author: Donald E. Graves
Publisher: R. Brass Studio
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 464
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →One of the turning points in the War of 1812. In the fall of 1813 the largest army yet assembled by the United States invaded Canada, determined to capture Montreal. The courageous but ill-trained and badly led American forces were defeated by British, Canadian and native troops in two important encounters: the Battle of Chateuaguay and, above all, the Battle of Crysler's Farm, fought on a muddy field beside the St. Lawrence River.
