• An illustrated history of ships and aircraft used by the Royal Canadian Navy, providing a visual overview as well as narrative history of each ship and maritime aircraft
• Author Dr Richard Gimblett was the command historian of the Royal Canadian Navy, as well as serving in the navy
• Co-author Karl Gagnon also served in the navy and is a graphic designer, who has designed more than 20 insignias for the Canadian Forces, and created beautiful line drawings of each ship and aircraft found in the book

Richard H. Gimblett was a naval warfare officer from 1975 to 2001, and then the civilian Command Historian of the Royal Canadian Navy from 2006 to 2018. His many books include the official history of the Persian Gulf War and the multi-volume official history of the Royal Canadian Navy. He is a past president of the Canadian Nautical Research Society and lives in Port Hope, Ontario.
Karl Gagnon joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1983, serving mostly in the Reserves on a full-time basis before transferring to the regular force in 2014. Self-taught in graphic art and heraldry, his drawings have graced many publications such as the Navy's commemorative centennial volumes. A native of Ville de Saguenay, Quebec, he resides in Ottawa.