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Dr Richard Gimblett is the Command Historian of the Canadian Navy. He
previously served for 27 years in the Canadian Navy in ships of
various classes on both coasts, notably as Combat Officer of HMCS
Protecteur for operations in the Persian Gulf during the war of
1991, following which he co-authored the official account of that
conflict. His interest in that area continues, most recently with
Operation Apollo: The Canadian Navy in the War Against Terrorism
(Magic Light, 2004). He is participating in writing the three-volume
Official History of the Royal Canadian Navy, 1867-1972. He has
contributed naval analyses for the Conference of Defence Associations,
the Council for Canadian Security in the 21st Century and the Royal
Canadian Military Institute. His various affiliations include:
President of the Canadian Nautical Research Society, President of the
Ottawa Branch of the Naval Officers Association of Canada; and Adjunct
Professor of History at Queen’s University in Kingston.
Keywords:
Canadian defence policy, Canadian naval history, naval affairs.
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