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The following listing contains a selection of some of the better books available for those wishing to expand their knowledge on the Canadian Navy's history, and future. Several publishers are quite active in promoting the genre, with special regard to Vanwell Publishing for it's large catalogue of Canadian Military history. Books listed are generally available with a few notable exeptions. The author invites submissions of books for inclusion on this page, as only those books in my collection have been reviewed.
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	Tribal Class Destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy 1942-1963 By Edward C. Meyers Available Nationwide at Chapters and Amazon.com A complete concise handbook of the Canadian Tribals, a good read.
	Operation Apollo The Golden Age of the Canadian Navy in the war against Terrorism 2004; Richard Gimblett. Magic Light (Ottawa) Book/DVD Available Nationwide at Chapters and The Book Room in Halifax. A real page turner, and the DVD brings it all to life.
	The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-2002; Ken Macpherson/ Ron Barrie. Vanwell Publishing 2002. THE Standard Reference on Canadian Naval Ships. Email sales@vanwell.com
	The Cadillac of Destroyers...HMCS St. Laurent and her successors Ron Barrie/ Ken Macpherson 1996 Vanwell Publishing Ltd. A well illustrated history of the Cadillacs. Email sales@vanwell.com
	HMCS Haida Battle Ensign Flying; Barry m. Gough 2001 Vanwell Publishing Ltd. A superb history of Canada's most decorated warship. Email sales@vanwell.com
	The Canadian Submarine Service in Review J. David Perkins 2000; Vanwell Publishing Ltd. A well illustrated and concise history of the Canadian Navy Submarine Service, and a peek at the next generation of Boats. Email sales@vanwell.com
	Canadian Warships since 1956; Roger Steed 1999 Vanwell Publishing Ltd. Email sales@vanwell.com
	Thunder in the Morning Calm; Edward C. Myers 1998 The Royal Canadian Navy in Korea 1950-1955. A very good read. Email sales@vanwell.com
	Incident at North Point Marc Milner 1998 Vanwell Publishing Ltd. A fictional tale of Corvettes and MTB's in action, set in World War Two. An entertaining yarn. Email sales@vanwell.com
	Canada's Navy The First Century Marc Milner 1999 University of Toronto Press Inc.
	The U Boat Hunters Marc Milner 1994 Naval Institute Press.
	HMCS Sackville 1941-1985 Marc Milner 1998 The Canadian Naval Memorial Trust.
	Deadly Seas David J. Bercuson and Holger H. Herwig 1997 Random House Canada. The Duel between HMCS St. Croix and U 305 in the battle of the Atlantic.
	Commodore Duncan "Dusty" Miller and Sharon Hobson 1995 The Canadian Peacekeeping Press. Fascinating behind the scenes look at Canada's Naval role in the Persian Gulf War.
	The Bonnie, HMCS Bonaventure J. Allan Snowie 1987 Boston Mills Press.
	The River Class Destroyers of The Royal Canadian Navy; Ken Macpherson 1985 Charles J. Musson and associates, Publishers. A concise well written history of the River Class Destroyers.
	Corvettes Canada; Mac Johnston 1994 McGraw-Hill-Ryerson Ltd.
	Tin Hats, Oilskins and Seaboots; Latham B. Jenson 2000 Robin Brass Studio. A Naval journey 1938-1945. An enjoyable read, wonderful illustrations.