Current Affairs
The Navy League of Canada recommends the following on-line news sources:
Check out this latest article on the Canadian Navy by Senator Colin Kenney.
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Canadian Naval Review - Not just the best magazine for Canadian Naval and Maritime Security issues, the CNR website offers exclusive content, in depth analysis and the Broadsides discussion forum. |
Navy News - Go straight to the source, the Canadian Navy's News & Information Page.
Marine Talk - A gateway to the global marine industry, principally targeted towards marine professionals.
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Sea Power - The official magazine of the Navy League of the United States now comes in a digital edition. Excellent articles and interactive features make this a must for naval enthusiasts. |
Spotlight on Military News - A great source for military news stories, courtesy the Canadian Forces College.
The Navy - The official magazine of our partners 'down under', The Navy League of Australia. The Navy provides excellent coverage of the global naval environment.
Navy Centennial Books & News
Below is a list of books that recently been published to celebrate the Navy Centennial:
· John Boileau, Halifax & the Royal Canadian Navy (Nimbus, Halifax). A very readable series of vignettes, with many b&w illustrations. Trade paperback. johnboileau@eastlink.ca
· Bryan Elson, First to Die: The First Canadian Navy Casualties in the First World War (self-published: jbelson@ns.sympatico.ca). Another wonderful book, glossy page trade paperback larded with b&w images, telling the story of the four mids who went down with their ship at the Battle of Coronel.
· Gordon Forbes, We Are As One: The Story of the Worst Peacetime Disaster in the History of the Canadian Navy (self-published: jgf@istar.ca). The Kootenay explosion story, assembled from the recollections of those who were there, by one of their own – a very poignant tale.
· Richard Gimblett (editor), The Naval Service of Canada, 1910-2010: The Centennial Story (Dundurn). An illustrated history of the Navy, with chronological chapters (and a special section on art of the Second World War) written by noted naval historians.
· Richard Gimblett & Michael Hadley (editors), Citizen Sailors: Chronicles of Canada’s Naval Reserves, 1910-2010 (Dundurn). A companion to The Naval Service of History, in the same look-and-feel format, but a very different history from an alternate perspective; includes appendices on the naval reserve divisions and vessels of the naval reserve.
· J.L Granatstein & Dean F. Oliver, The Oxford Companion to Canadian Military History (Oxford, Toronto). Not pure naval history, but very good entries on a number of naval topics within the larger military context, by two of Canada’s most noted historians.
· Ken Mackenzie, Keeping Watch: A History of the Navy League of Canada, 1895-1965 (privately published / (250) 537-1705). A very well-researched and presented history of the evolution of the League.
· Marc Milner, Canada’s Navy: The First Century (2nd edition, University of Toronto Press). A trade paperback update of the original, with an important new chapter covering the last decade.
· J. Allan Snowie, Collishaw & Company: Canadians in the Royal Naval Air Service, 1914-1918 (self-published: Snowieja@aol.com). An innovative history of the RNAS, constructed around biographical entries on each of the 943 who served in the service.
· Salty Dips: Volumes 1-9 (NOAC Ottawa Branch / klite@rogers.com). The complete collection, revised and with illustrations and footnotes, on a word-searchable compact disc. A marvellous compilation of the stories that have made our Navy.