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Johnston, Mac. CORVETTES CANADA: CONVOY VETERANS OF WWII TELL THEIR TRUE STORIES.
McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Toronto, 1994, first edition.
310 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0075513811 B&w photographs, map. "The corvette was 'the' ship to define the Canadian navy in World War II as an escort service. From the fall of 1940 until May 1945, we follow these s mall warships as they shepherd convoys of merchant ships carrying weapons, food, oil, raw materials and manufactured goods from North America to the United Kingdom. On the return trip, the escorts bring back the empty vessels for reloading. We s e e the routines of corvette life punctuated by sudden bursts of fierce action. These are life-and-death moments for the warship escorts, the merchant ships they protect and the attacking U-boats of the German navy. But there is another enemy - t he N orth Atlantic itself. It is a powerful force that dictates the corvette crews' living conditions and, at times, even their chances of survival. The corvettes saw action in other important areas, so our veterans tell us about the famous Tr ian gle Ru n and lesser-known efforts such as trips to Labrador and escort work in the St. Lawrence River. We also learn about service in the English Channel, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and in the Pacific Ocean. This is the story of the men the msel ves - men from the lower deck and the wardroom. It is the story of the 123 corvettes they sailed. It is the story of how people's lives were touched by war, so it is a tale of drama, adventure, humour and death. And in many ways the cor vette stor y is an analogy for Canada as a whole: unprepared for war, committed to a cause, bloodied in batle - and ultimately triumphant." Creasing at fore-edge of page 113/114, slight bump/wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor wr inklin g at t op of hinges and flap-folds, very minor rubbing. Very Good/Very Good+
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McIntosh, Dave. Foreword by Mac Johnston. HELL ON EARTH: AGING FASTER, DYING SOONER - CANADIAN PRISONERS OF THE JAPANESE DURING WORLD WAR II.
McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Toronto, (1997), Ist edition.
278 pp, large 8vo, hardcover in dust jacket. ISBN 0075528215 "...paints a vivid picture of the experiences of the Canadian POWs (of the Japanese in WWII), from their capture with the fall of Hong Kong, through the inhumane conditions of the 'hell ships' on which they were transported and their brutal treatment in the labour camps and at the hands of the Japanese in the camp hospitals...draws heavily from firsthand accounts of Canadian POWs who gave testimony at war crime trials and parliamen tary inquiries, as well as from transcripts of medical interviews conducted by Dr. Gustave Gingras for a special medical inquiry held in 1987 into the deteriorating health of the Hong Kong veterans...In addition, extensive excerpts from the diari e s of Air Commodore Len Birchall, DFC, OBE (for gallantry), published here for the first time, detail the emotions and events that make (this book) such riveting reading..." Fine/Fine
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