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Shelldrake: Canadian Artillery Museums and Gun Monuments

"Shelldrake" is an informative and detailed synopsis of the carefully preserved and restored guns and artillery on display in Canada, and the places of honour where they can be viewed.
Details & Specs
Format:
Softcover and E-Book
Pages:
406
Publication Date:
2/22/12
Publisher:
iUniverse, Incorporated
Language:
English
Appropriate for ages:
All
ISBN:
9781469750002
Category:
Artillery

Book Overview

"Shelldrake" is an informative and detailed synopsis of the carefully preserved and restored guns and artillery on display in Canada. The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery is represented by a long and distinguished line of gunners with historical ties back to the days before Canada's Confederation. The honour of defending Canada while standing ready to support operations overseas in peace and war continues to this day. In doing so, it is necessary to remember that the weapons of war are an integral part of what keeps this nation safe, although the examples that have been used to make it so are few and far between. The descriptions of Canadian artillery and the places of honour where they can be viewed highlights the importance of the equipment that brought our nation forward at key turning points in history when our guns were in use as tools of war at home and overseas. This guide book will show the interested reader where to find examples of the historical guns preserved in Canada, and perhaps serve as a window on how Canada's military contribution to security in the world has evolved.

5.5-inch Medium Gun, Jervis Bay Park, Saint John, New Brunswick. (Author Photo)
155-mm M777 Howitzer, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School, 5 Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, putting on a display in Fredericton, New Brunswick. (Author Photo)

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