Commanding Canadians; the Second World War diaries of A.F.C. Layard.9780774811934 Commanding Canadians; the Second World War diaries of A.F.C. Layard. Ed. by Michael Whitby. U. of British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography Press 2005 383 pages $85.00 Hardcover D811 An unusually good writer and faithful diarist di·a·rist n. A person who keeps a diary. diarist Noun a person who writes a diary that is subsequently published Noun 1. , Commander A.F.C. Layard, RN recorded his experiences from his first days as a cadet in 1913 until he retired in 1947. This book contains entries written between 1943 and 1945, when he commanded the destroyer HMS Salisbury A number of ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Salisbury after the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire.
abbr. Her (or His) Majesty's Canadian Ship Matane, Swansea and Saint John in anti-submarine campaigns in British waters. Layard's diary entries are enhanced with essays by Whitby, the Senior Naval Historian at the Canadian National Defense Headquarters. A section of b&w photos is included. Distributed by the U. of Washington Press. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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