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A.F.C. Layard - Commanding Canadians: The Second World War Diaries of A.F.C. Layard - 9780774811934 - V9780774811934
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Commanding Canadians: The Second World War Diaries of A.F.C. Layard

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Description for Commanding Canadians: The Second World War Diaries of A.F.C. Layard Hardback. Commander A.F.C. Layard, RN, wrote almost daily in his diary from 1913 until 1947. The pivotal 1943-45 years of this edited volume offer an extraordinarily full and honest chronicle, revealing Layard's preoccupations, both with the daily details and with the strain and responsibility of wartime command at sea. Editor(s): Whitby, Michael. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b/w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGX; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 699.

Commander A.F.C. Layard, RN, wrote almost daily in his diary, in bold, neat script, from the time he entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1913 until his retirement in 1947. The pivotal 1943-45 years of this edited volume offer an extraordinarily full and honest chronicle, revealing Layard’s preoccupations, both with the daily details and with the strain and responsibility of wartime command at sea.

Enhanced by Michael Whitby’s explanatory essays, the diary sheds light on the inshore anti-submarine campaign in British waters; discusses pivotal events such as the invasions of North Africa and Normandy and convoys to Russia; describes ... Read more

A consummately well-researched work, Commanding Canadians will appeal to both naval scholars, as well as to general readers interested in military history.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Canadian Military History
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774811934
SKU
V9780774811934
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99-1

About A.F.C. Layard
Michael Whitby is Senior Naval Historian at the Canadian National Defence Headquarters.

Reviews for Commanding Canadians: The Second World War Diaries of A.F.C. Layard
If there was one book I wish I had had a chance to read early in my career, this is it. Commanding Canadians is a gripping history of a small part of the Battle of the Atlantic, a fascinating picture of the realities of life at sea and ashore throught extended periods of operations and, most valuably, a wonderful case ... Read more

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