"Deeply Canadian should be required reading for every
student of Canadian military history."

"...a great story!"

Deeply Canadian:

New Submarines for a
New Millennium

by Julie H. Ferguson  

A book for everyone who is interested in naval history, Deeply Canadian: New Submarines for a New Millennium tells the story of how Canada nearly lost her submarine service in the 1990s after decades of dedicated duty.

" Written in a clear and concise style, Deeply Canadian is informative and does not resort to technical jargon to make its point -- highly recommended." Cdr. Michael Young, CD, (Ret), contributing editor, Maritime Affairs.

Canada has a tradition of undervaluing her armed services and her navy has been no exception. However Canada’s small submarine service has had the toughest fight to stay alive of any branch in her military. Over the last fifteen years it has been an on-again, off-again proposition but, in 1998, the government gave the Silent Service its reprieve when Cabinet approved the acquisition of four new submarines to replace the aging Oberon class boats.

Beginning where the successful Through a Canadian Periscope (Dundurn 1995) left off, Deeply Canadian explains why Canada is acquiring new submarines at the turn of a millennium that, for the moment at least, does not look like suffering another world war. An enjoyable, jargon-free read, it recounts the latest, bedeviled submarine acquisition against the backdrop of Canada’s submarine heritage and naval/ political history. Deeply Canadian also explores why conventionally-powered submarines are a realistic choice for Canada and what the new four Victoria class boats will add to the country’s security and NATO in the 21^st century.

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- TWO REVIEWS -

December 2000  "...the author has done her research well. Her arguments are balanced and documented. This is an important contribution to the naval historical record and I highly recommend it."
Cdr. E.J. Michael Young, CD (Ret), Contributing Editor, Maritime Affairs, Winter 2000/2001.

February 4, 2002 "Deeply Canadian should be required reading for every student of Canadian military history. Not only does it provide a very useful historical review of the Canadian Submarine Service, it provides a thorough and compelling argument for its continuation and expansion. Ms. Ferguson's splendid book has done a great service to the unjustly misunderstood Canadian navy, and I highly recommend it!"
Roger Thompson, Fellow of Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society and author of Brown Shoes, Black Shoes and Felt Slippers, 1995.

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Vancouver-based author and professional speaker, Julie H. Ferguson has been studying and writing about the Canadian Submarine Service since she visited HMCS Okanagan in 1979. Her first submarine book, Through a Canadian Periscope: the Story of the Canadian Submarine Service (Dundurn, 1995), was acclaimed as "a major contribution to our naval history" and was selected for Books for Everyone at Christmas 1995.

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