The cancellation of the CF-105 Arrow in 1959 holds such a grip on the Canadian imagination that earlier developments in defence procurement remain obscure. Randall Wakelam corrects this oversight - and offers fresh insight on the AVRO saga and contemporary procurement issues - by revealing how cabinet ministers, chiefs of staff, and air marshals negotiated competing pressures to arm the air force, please allies, and save money during a decade when Canada's air force was growing by leaps and bounds. The result was the CF-100 Canuck and the F-86 Sabre, Canada's front-line defensive aircraft in the coldest years of the Cold War.
| ISBN: | 9780774821490 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 2012 |
| Author: | Randall Wakelam |
| Publisher: | UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Canadian Military History |
| Genres: |
Cold wars and proxy conflicts Military and defence strategy Military vehicles |
The cancellation of the CF-105 Arrow in 1959 holds such a grip on the Canadian imagination that earlier developments in defence procurement remain obscure. Randall Wakelam corrects this oversight - and offers fresh insight on the AVRO saga and contemporary procurement issues - by revealing how cabinet ministers, chiefs of staff, and air marshals negotiated competing pressures to arm the air force, please allies, and save money during a decade when Canada's air force was growing by leaps and bounds. The result was the CF-100 Canuck and the F-86 Sabre, Canada's front-line defensive aircraft in the coldest years of the Cold War.
Cold War Fighters features in the following genres: Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Military and defence strategy, Military vehicles
Cold War Fighters is available in Paperback, Hardback
Cold War Fighters was written by Randall Wakelam and published by UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press
Cold War Fighters has 208 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in Canadian Military History series