Oakville's Flower (eBook)

The History of the HMCS Oakville

Sean E. Livingston (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
144 Seiten
Dundurn (Verlag)
978-1-4597-2843-1 (ISBN)

Infos

A detailed look at a Canadian World War II corvette HMCS Oakville and its legacy. Corvettes, humble heroes of the war in the Atlantic, played a pivotal role for the Royal Canadian Navy. Both at sea and to the people of its namesake town, Oakville was one of those heroes.

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The story of HMCS Oakville, a corvette that fought U-boats in WWII and remains a hero to its hometown in Oakville, Ontario. This is an in-depth look at the history and legacy of HMCS Oakville, a Canadian World War II corvette that fought in the Battle of the Atlantic, and was one of the few corvettes to sink a U-boat. From its creation through its christening off the shores of its namesake town, its exploits at sea, the famous encounter with U94, and the ship's lackluster end, Oakville's is a story that showcases not only our nation's proud naval heritage, but also the importance of remembrance. Oakville's Flower sets the scene of naval war in the Atlantic - the battles between convoys, stealthy U-boats, and the lowly corvettes that formed the backbone of the Royal Canadian Navy. We followOakville, one of those corvettes, through its rise and fall as a Canadian naval legend, to its revival in the town of Oakville, championed by the local Sea Cadet Corps that shares its name and safeguards its legacy.

Autor

Sean E. Livingston is a Naval Reserve officer with the CAF, as well as a teacher and Sea Cadet instructor. For over a decade, he has researched and promoted the history of HMCS Oakville, keeping its memory and story alive. He lives in Burlington, Ontario.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.9.2014
• Zusatzinfo: notes
• Verlagsort: Toronto
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 210 mm
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Livingston • Oakville Corvette Navy Royal Canadian Navy World War II Convoy U-boat Battle of the Atlantic History Naval Nautical Canadian/Canada Hal Lawrence Arthur Powell Otto Ites Clarence Aubrey King Canadian Armed Forces/Canadian Forces Angus L. Macdonald Admiral Percy Nelles Germany Sir Winston Churchill • U94 sonar/asdic sheep dog navy wolfpack Nazis William Lyon Mackenzie King Lincoln Alexander Sea Cadets
• ISBN-10: 1-4597-2843-2 / 1459728432
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4597-2843-1 / 9781459728431