The Canadian Wartime Submariners

William Glassman is a professor of psychology at Ryerson Polytechnical
University.

This book is part family history and part paean to the RCN submarine
service during the two world wars. While the chapter on World War I
consists of little more than a parade of names, there is much of
interest in the book’s record of individual endeavor, which includes
the skilful navigation of a submariner after his vessel was badly
damaged by a mine; the tragic loss of a submarine fired upon by a French
airship; and a Canadian who became the first volunteer reserve officer
of either the British RN or RCN to be given command of a submarine in
World War II. Also included are amusing anecdotes about submarine life,
a chronological list of service of Canadians in RN submarines during
both world wars, endnotes, and a bibliography. This book is an obvious
choice for maritime- and war-museum bookshops.