Hostile Seas: A Mission in Pirate Waters de Savidge, JL - 2013-10-29

Dundurn Press, 2013. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dundurn Press, 2013. Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Dundurn, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Set during a period of dramatically escalating piracy, Hostile Seas is a personal account of a mission on board a naval warship in the waters off Somalia. In late 2008, piracy around the Horn of Africa escalated dramatically, threatening the passage of international merchant ships through a critical waterway. Not only were ships carrying goods to North America and Europe affected, but also vessels entrusted with food aid for a Somali population suffering the effects of prolonged drought and civil war. In response, the Canadian government redirected naval frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec from the Mediterranean Sea to Somali waters to escort pirate-menaced vessels carrying World Food Programme aid to Mogadishu. Told from the perspective of a ship s officer, Hostile Seas is a personal account of life on board a deployed navy ship that explores the tension between military imperatives and individual needs as a… Leer más

Toronto: Dundurn Press. Very Good-. 2013. First Edition. Softcover. 1459719379 . 269 pp. Bibliography. Notes. Light edgewear. An account of life on a Canadian navy ship deployed to the African coast to escort vessels in the pirate infested waters off Somalia in 2008. Savidge was a female officer serving aboard HMCS Ville de Quebec during this time. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Dundurn, 2013-10-29. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!