Maritime Command Pacific

David Zimmerman is a professor of military history at the University of Victoria. His books include The Great Naval Battle of Ottawa, Top Secret Exchange: The Tizard Mission and the Scientific War, and Britain's Shield: Radar and the Defeat of the Luftwaffe. He is an expert on the history of anti-submarine warfare, radar, the Royal Canadian Navy, science and technology in war, and the rescue of academic refugees from Germany in the 1930s.

Any scholar of Cold War naval policy will benefit from reading this book. David Zimmerman sets out to correct the absence of works on the Canadian West Coast Fleet. … The book is superbly organized … [and] serves as an excellent example of examining all elements of a navy and not simply the fleet and strategy. Additionally, the book is a welcome break from the U.S.-centric perspective.- Sean Getway, independent scholar (Pacific Historical Review)

• Introduction1 The Legacy of War and Demobilization2 From Peace to Cold War, 1945-503 Defending the West Coast in the Nuclear AgeCold War Expansion5 Reorganization of Pacific Command and West Coast Defence Planning, 1958-616 The Golden Age7 The Cold War on the Pacific Coast, 1958-65Conclusion; Notes on Sources; Notes; Index