Peace and Peril Aboard the Steamship Empress of Asia
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Dan Black
A riveting and highly researched naval history of a famous Canadian steamship, the Empress of Asia, and the personalities and world events intersecting its history
From 1913 until its sinking in 1942, the impressive steamship from the port of Vancouver carried passengers, goods, and was requisitioned into service during both the World Wars
Filled with maps and historic photographs
Author is a military historian with three previous books to his name, and the former Editor-in-Chief of Canada’s Legion Magazine