The memoirs of Lt. Cdr. Joseph C. Marston, RCN, CD, DSC 1930-1945 / edited by J.C. Marston, Jr.

"My father, Joe Marston Sr., spent more than 50 years at sea in the British and Canadian merchant Navies, the Royal Canadian Navy, the british Columbia Ferries, the Canadian Hydrographic Service, and even a brief stint as the mate aboard a federl government dredge responsible for keeping shipping lanes open in Halifax Harbour, NS. Thorughout his career, he kept detailed notes amounting to several hundred pages, and covering many of his varied nautical assignments."--Provided by the publisher.