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By Nathan M. Greenfield
On may possibly eleven, 1942, a German U-boat torpedoed SS Nicoya, violently finishing a peace in Canada's waters that stretched again to 1812. by way of the tip 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 not less than 260 Canadians— died by means of explosion, fireplace or icy drowning.
Drawing on a number of 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 worldwide conflict II in Canadian waters. this can be a must-read for army background lovers, veterans and their families.
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