The title Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships reflects a common Canadian attitude during the First World War: Canada's "Tin-Pot Navy" was maligned while the "Kaiser's Pirates" were feared. Not since Gilbert Tucker's classic, The Naval Service of Canada, has there been so comprehensive a study of the origins of the Canadian Navy, and no previous study has examined those origins from the perspective of the Canadian Navy's response to the German threat.
Read More
The title Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships reflects a common Canadian attitude during the First World War: Canada's "Tin-Pot Navy" was maligned while the "Kaiser's Pirates" were feared. Not since Gilbert Tucker's classic, The Naval Service of Canada, has there been so comprehensive a study of the origins of the Canadian Navy, and no previous study has examined those origins from the perspective of the Canadian Navy's response to the German threat.
Read Less
Add this copy of Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships: Canadian Naval Forces and to cart. $12.00, good condition, Sold by HPB-Red rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by McGill-Queen's University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships: Canadian Naval Forces and to cart. $42.50, very good condition, Sold by DBookmahn's Used & Rare Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burke, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Montreal, PQ, Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1991.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good(-) jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Very Good/Very Good(-). First Edition. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 391 PP plus 16 pages with 2 maps & 19 b/w photos. Cloth cover, Naval operations and politics of Canada and Germany between 1880 and 1918. Pirates, i.e. : U-boats and commercial submarines/undersea cruisers, loading Canadian strategic metals from neutral USA.
Add this copy of Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships: Canadian Naval Forces and to cart. $44.05, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by McGill-Queen's University Pres.
Add this copy of Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships: Canadian Naval Forces and to cart. $86.47, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by McGill-Queen's University Press.
Add this copy of Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships: Canadian Naval Forces and to cart. $197.36, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by McGill-Queen's University Pres.
