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Cold War Fighters: Canadian Aircraft Procurement, 1945-54
Randall Wakelam
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Paperback. In detailing the complexities of buying fighter aircrafts for the RCAF in the early years of the Cold War, Wakelam also sheds light on contemporary procurement issues. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBW; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
The cancellation of the CF-105 Arrow in 1959 holds such a grip on the imagination of Canadians that earlier developments in defence procurement remain in the shadows.
Randall Wakelam corrects this oversight – and offers fresh insight into the AVRO saga and contemporary procurement issues – by detailing the complexities Canada’s air force faced in buying fighter aircraft and by showing how the RCAF grew by leaps and bounds. Wakelam shows that cabinet members, chiefs of staff, and air marshals were forced to negotiate competing pressures to arm the air force, please allies, and save money. Their decisions resulted in the ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Canadian Military History
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774821490
SKU
V9780774821490
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About Randall Wakelam
Colonel (ret’d) Randall Wakelam teaches military history and leadership at the Royal Military College of Canada and is author of The Science of Bombing: Operational Research in RAF Bomber Command. A pilot in his service career, he also worked in aircraft procurement.
Reviews for Cold War Fighters: Canadian Aircraft Procurement, 1945-54
Very readable and well-researched…Wakelam has made an important contribution to the historiography of the Canadian aircraft industry and the institutional history of the RCAF. By providing the context, analysis, and research strength that was lacking in previous non-scholarly publications on Canadian air force procurement, Cold War Fighters succeeds in bridging the gap between academic and popular history.
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