Canada's Navy

Marc Milner teaches at the University of New Brunswick and has written extensively on Canadian naval and military history. His previous books include The U-Boat Hunters (1994) and North Atlantic Run (1985).

• PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITIONPREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITIONMAPSPART ONE THE ORPHAN SERVICECHAPTER 01 Nobody’s BabyCHAPTER 02 Hove To, 1910–1914CHAPTER 03 The Not-So-Great War, 1914–1918CHAPTER 04 The Lean Years, 1919–1939PART TWO FINDING A ROLECHAPTER 05 Building a Fleet and Finding a Role, 1939–1941CHAPTER 06 Taking a Hit for the Team, 1942CHAPTER 07 The Politics of Ambition, 1943CHAPTER 08 Forging a Tradition and a Postwar Fleet, 1943–1945CHAPTER 09 Towards a National Navy, 1945–1948CHAPTER 10 A ‘Made in Canada’ Navy, 1947–1950PART THREE SECURING A PLACECHAPTER 11 The Halcyon Days, 1950–1958CHAPTER 12 Uncharted Waters, 1958–1964CHAPTER 13 Hard Lying, 1964–1968CHAPTER 14 The Locust Years, 1968–1980CHAPTER 15 Renaissance, 1980–1991CHAPTER 16 Global Reach, 1991–2010EPILOGUENOTESSELECT BIBLIOGRAPHYILLUSTRATION CREDITSINDEXIllustrations follow page

'Milner's book ... will serve for many as the navy's "official history." ' - John D. Harbron (Globe and Mail) 'Marc Milner is one of the soundest counsels in Canadian military history.' - Roger Marsters (Atlantic Books Today) 'This welcome new book is stimulating, authoritative, and current. Canada's Navy: The First Century is a great read.' - Jan Drent (Maritime Affairs) 'A delightful tour de force.' - Ron Lowman (Toronto Star) 'This book, like the first edition, provides an outstanding narrative of the history of the Canadian Navy, and should hold a place of honour on every naval officer’s bookshelf.' - Jurgen Duewel (Canadian Military Journal, vol10:03:2010) '[Canada's Navy] will long remain the standard account of how the Canadian navy was created, developed, and used ... Marked by breadth of learning, masterly analysis, and a generous scholarship, it is a model and an inspiration. Canadians, and naval historians around the world, are once again in Milner's debt.' - Andrew Lambert (The International History Review) 'A focused and consolidated history, Milner has achieved a great accomplishment with this much-needed addition and upgrade to the history of the Canadian Navy.' - Todd Jerry (H-Canada, September 2010) ‘Milner’s book is an essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the broader question of Canadian defense politics… He has opened up the door for a much more sophisticated and nuanced understanding of the nexus of Canadian politics, national interest, and sea power.’- Rob Huebert (War in History vol 20:02:2013)