Commanding Canadians - The Second World War Diaries of A.F.C. Layard

Commander A.F.C. Layard, RN, wrote almost daily in his diary from 1913 until 1947. The pivotal 1943-45 years of this edited volume offer an extraordinarily full and honest chronicle, revealing Layard's preoccupations, both with the daily details and with the strain and responsibility of wartime command at sea.

Summary

Commander A.F.C. Layard, RN, wrote almost daily in his diary from 1913 until 1947. The pivotal 1943-45 years of this edited volume offer an extraordinarily full and honest chronicle, revealing Layard’s preoccupations, both with the daily details and with the strain and responsibility of wartime command at sea.

Product details

• Assisted by: Michael Whitby (Editor)
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2006
• EAN: 9780774811941
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-1194-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Weight: 580 g
• Illustrations: 30 b&w illustrations, 3 maps
• Series: Studies in Canadian Military History; Studies in Canadian Military H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration