By Nathan M. Greenfield
On may well eleven, 1942, a German U-boat torpedoed SS Nicoya, violently finishing a peace in Canada's waters that stretched again to 1812. by means of the top of 1944, one other 18 service provider ships and 4 Canadian warships will be destroyed. greater than three hundred males, girls and children— together with no less than 260 Canadians— died by means of explosion, fireplace or icy drowning.
Drawing on various first-hand bills from either Canadians and Germans, revered author and historian Nathan Greenfield has penned a full of life, revealing narrative, the 1st renowned account of global battle II in Canadian waters. it is a must-read for army historical past fanatics, veterans and their families.
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