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Forces with History

Robert W Mackay

"Forces With History" is published via email every two weeks. It deals with issues of interest regarding Canadian armed forces, modern and historical.

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Forces With History #268--The Battle of the Atlantic (3)

Enter the Sally.

HMCS ST. LAURENT (hull number H83) started out life as HMS CYGNET, a C-class destroyer built for the RN. She was purchased by Canada and renamed ST. LAURENT on February 1st, 1937.

Thanks for reading Forces with History! S...

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Forces With History #267--The Battle of the Atlantic (2)

Thomas Colson Mackay was born on January 20th, 1921, in Winnipeg. (I misstated the date as 1922 in FWH #266.) He was a sturdy lad.

Tommy’s father, also named Tom, was the inspiration for my first novel, Soldier of the Horse, which tells th...

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Forces With History #266—The Battle of the Atlantic (1)

As you can see from the title to this post, I’m going to be concentrating for a while on the Battle of the Atlantic, World War II’s longest battle. The Battle of the Atlantic was where the Royal Canadian Navy really established itself and l...

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Forces With History #265 Canada’s Naval Aviators (Part 13)

Following the action at Onagawa Bay, Hammy Gray was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest Commonwealth award for gallantry. The VC was in general earned for “…most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour, or sel...

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Forces With History #264 Canada’s Naval Aviators (Part 12)

In the spring of 1945, HMS FORMIDABLE was assigned to the British Pacific Fleet (BPF) for the war against Japan. The BPF Was part of the U.S. Third Fleet under U.S. Admiral Bull Halsey. FORMIDABLE was in a Task Force commanded by Vice-Adm...

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