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Tin-pots and pirate ships : Canadian naval forces and German sea raiders, 1880-1918 /

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 German...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hadley, Michael L.
Otros Autores: Sarty, Roger, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1991.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""PART ONE: IMPERIAL RIVALRIES 1880â€?1914""; ""1 Canada's Splendid Isolation""; ""2 German Designs on North America""; ""3 ""Heart-breaking starvation time""""; ""PART TWO: WHITHER AMERICA? 1914â€?1916""; ""4 Britain's Lifeline""; ""5 Canadian Intelligence and Patrols""; ""6 Three German Visitors""; ""7 The ""Piracy"" of U-53""; ""PART THREE: UNRESTRICTED U-BOAT WARFARE 1917â€?1918""; ""8 Defending the Convoys""; ""9 Long-Range U-Boats""; ""10 ""Hun Pirate Deviltry""""; ""11 The Pirates' Triumph and Canadian Response""
  • 12 Epilogue: Mad Dreams and MothballsNotes
  • Bibliography
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