During the Battle of the Atlantic, Dr. George Hendry had just finished performing two major surgical operations on board the destroyer HMCS Ottawa when his ship was ambushed by 13 German U-boats. Canadian warships like Ottawa had inadequate radar sets that were incapable of detecting submarines approaching in the dark. On September 13, 1942, U-91 stole in and torpedoed Ottawa, sinking her in 20 minutes. utterly exhausted, Dr. Hendry was lost along with 113 of his shipmates.
George Hendry was a much-loved man, a great university athlete, and a very good doctor. Unfortunately, he was also naive and too trusting. One night in January 1941, he committed a very foolish indiscretion. He would spend the rest of his tragically short life making amends for this mistake.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-271) and index
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- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 940.54/5971092
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9781550028928 9781550026870
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- D779.C2
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- G65 2007eb
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- 1 electronic text (280 p.)
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- Canada
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00602120 (OCoLC)288062705 (CaOOCEL)410796
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Table of Contents
- Surgeon Lieutenant George Hendry and HMCS Ottawa 1942 3
- Table of Contents 7
- Foreword 9
- Fathers and Sons The Lost Age of Medical Heroism 9
- Foreword 13
- Dr. Hendry and HMCS Ottawa 13
- Preface 15
- Prologue 21
- A Burial at Sea 21
- The Hendrys 27
- A Remarkable Family 27
- The Making of a Doctor 43
- G.A. Hendry Meds 3T5 43
- Is Anxious to Have His Entry Hastened 65
- HMCS H 60 81
- The Ship and the Ships Company 81
- Into the Black Pit 109
- Doctor in His Cabin Operating Room Hero of Plunging 131
- She Was a Fine Ship Number One 149
- The Most Commendable Devotion to Duty 179
- Epilogue 193
- A Closed Book 193
- Appendix A 211
- Appendix B 214
- Appendix C 215
- Appendix D 216
- Appendix E 221
- Appendix F 225
- Appendix G 228
- Appendix H 236
- Appendix I 239
- Appendix J 245
- Notes 251
- Bibliography 268
- Index 272
