New Brunswick and the Navy: Four Hundred Years

By Marc Milner & Glenn Leonard, New Brunswick Military Heritage Project

From the seafaring battles between the British and the French of the 1640s to the privateers of the War of 1812, from the merchant ships of the Second World War to the construction of the corvettes and frigates in the 20th century, New Brunswick has played an important role in Canada's naval history.

In 1881, the new Dominion of Canada chose New Brunswick as the base for its naval operations. Three decades later, New Brunswick MP Sir George Foster initiated Parliamentary debates that led to the founding of the modern Canadian Navy. In this fact-filled volume, Marc Milner and Glenn Leonard tell the story of New Brunswick's contribution to Canada's storied naval heritage.

Contents include:

• Introduction
• Early Days
• New Brunswick at War 1812-1814
• Navies and the New Dominion
• The Second World War
• "New Brunswick's Navy" at War 1939-1945
• Building the Modern Fleet, 1945-2003
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgements
• Selected Bibliography
• Photo Credits
• Index

About the authors:
Marc Milner, a native of Sackville, New Brunswick, is a prolific author of Canadian military history. Co-director of the New Brunswick Military Heritage Project, he is also Chair of the University of New Brunswick History Department, and Director of UNB's Brigadier Milton F. Gregg, VC, Centre for the Study of War and Society.
Glenn Leonard an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Business Administration at the University of New Brunswick.

Details:
156 Pages
5.5 X 7.75 inches
Softcover - perfectbound
Photos (B&W)
Index
Selected Bibliography
Published by Goose Lanes Editions, Fredericton, 2010
ISBN: 978-086492-632-6